Developed over 15 years by one of NASA's lead astrophysicists, the book and accompanying soft skills assessment questionnaire (included in the book and available free online), is a powerful, proven system to build high performing teams. It is widely used by NASA astronauts, Space Shuttle crew members, Space Station teams and engineering teams as a rigorous, measurement-based, techie-friendly approach to improving communication, motivation and soft skills. Each chapter describes key elements of an effective teambuilding system, based on the free assessment tool included in the book, which can be taken by each member of your team. In the "4-D System", "4-D" is short and for the "Four Dimensions" that measure and enhance teams and their members. The Four Dimensions are Including or Relating, Cultivating or Valuing, Visioning or Creating and Directing or Organizing. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Understanding and Analyzing Context Think You Can Ignore Context? Hubble's Flawed Mirror Might Wake You Up Managing Social Context Manages Technical Performance The 4-D System: A Simple Tool to Analyze Team and Individual Performance Part II: Using 4-D Assessments and Representative Results From NASA The 4-D Assessment Process NASA's 4-D Teambuilding Results Part III: 4-D Diagnostics - How to Color Code Your Team's Context Using the 4-D System to Color Your Personalities Using the 4-D System to Analyze Cultures Incoherent Project Mindset Colors? Update Your Resume Part IV: Shifting the Context The Context Shifting Worksheet (CSW) Red Story-Lines Limit Team Performance Manage Your Emotions to Manage Your Team's Energy People Need to Feel Appreciated by You Mine the Gold in Your Shared Interests People Need to Feel Included by You Building Trustworthy Contexts Creating the Future You Want Your Team Can't Afford Drama Don't Put Good People in Bad Places Epilogue: Hubble's Legacy References Index

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