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DDM Seminar Series - Apogee Take your Team to the TopNIH Only

Air date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 11:00:00 AM
Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Description: DDM Seminar Series

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On behalf of Colleen Barros, Deputy Director for Management (DDM), the NIH Training Center is pleased to announce the 4th seminar of the 2010-2011 DDM Seminar Series featuring Rick Searfoss. He will address the NIH community in a presentation about leadership and team work titled “Apogee! Take your Team to the Top.”

Retired Colonel Rick Searfoss shares with only a handful of people in history the sublime joys of actually flying in space. In his career he has led many different teams, including commanding the most complex science research space mission ever, the STS-90 Neurolab flight on Columbia. He also piloted two other space flights, including a joint Russian-American mission to the Mir space station.

Colonel Searfoss stays very active as an expert speaker on the topics of leadership, teamwork, innovation, and peak performance (www.astronautspeaker.com). His extensive leadership experience enables him to fulfill his mission of sharing the teamwork, leadership, and innovation lessons of human space flight while bringing the wonder of Space to Earth for all to enjoy.

Colonel Searfoss completed a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from the USAF Academy in 1978, an M.S. in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology on a National Science Foundation Fellowship in 1979, and USAF Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College.

This presentation is built around essential principles of “Purpose, Program, People, and Perspective” that leaders must balance to get the job done, build their organization, and uplift their team:
  • Purpose - Finding and achieving the “Mission that Matters”

  • Program - Continually improving effective operational execution

  • People - Working the “Matrix” for cohesive teams

  • Perspective – The “Overview Effect”
The DDM Seminar Series is open to all NIH employees and there is no need to pre-register for the event. Participation will be recorded in the HHS Learning Management System (LMS) for those that sign-in and attend. Be an interactive participant by submitting questions and comments via the “Live Feedback” feature!

For additional information about the DDM Seminar Series and to view previous lectures, please visit:http://www.ddmseries.od.nih.gov/
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Author: Rick Searfoss
Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes