Mark Sanborn just said people should slow down, reflect and be shapers of stories. How true! It made me think of a scene in the movie Apollo 13 when Mission Director Gene Kranz changed the story of the Apollo 13 mission failure from being about a potential disaster to being one of NASA’s greatest moments by bringing the astronauts safely home despite the odds against them. For those who don’t know, NASA performed heroically and saved the three astronauts lives.
Last week I spoke to a leader at NASA’s Johnson Space Center who told me that Gene Kranz’s famous line “failure is not an option” that he stated in the movie still influences NASA’s culture today. On June 17, Jason Pankau and I will be speaking to leaders at the NASA Johnson Space Center where Gene Kranz uttered those famous words that reshaped NASA’s story. We feel a sense of awe and humilty to have an opportunity to speak at NASA. We hope to inspire NASA’s leaders about how important it is to create a Connection Culture so that they will thrive, individually and collectively.
