Leadership · 22 min
Mission Ready
By Lindy Elkins-Tanton
This episode reveals how the most ambitious, long-term missions succeed not just through technical brilliance, but through the profound human capacity for resilience, connection, and a redefined understanding of progress.
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Leadership
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22 min
What it is about
Leadership, Resilience, Long-term Vision, Team Dynamics
Who it is for
If you often feel overwhelmed by the long arc of ambitious projects, this will clarify how sustained commitment and deep human connection truly drive success, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, lead scientist for NASA's Psyche mission, draws on her experience guiding a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar space endeavor to reveal the clear human dimensions of extraordinary achievement.
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