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A Lengthy Career's Lessons on RiskI BECAME A PROJECT MANAGER AT AGE TWENTY-TWO AT Eglin Air Force Base. I managed the droning of the B47 to fly unmanned, and 1 had zero experience to take on that task. What 1 learned is the real way you acquire risk aversion: 1 was scared to death that I d fail. This developed a characteristic that 1 carried with me throughout my career. The strongest thing a project leader can feel, in terms of risk, is the risk of failing. So I took it upon myself to learn everything about the airplane and the guidance control system by searching out the best in the aerospace community. At that time, Lockheed was doing a modification of the aircraft. Boeing designed and built the aircraft, and Sperry was doing the guidance control system. I made sure that I spent hours and hours with each of them to understand exactly what 1 was responsible for.
Document ID
20050193460
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Guastaferro, Angelo
(Guastaferro (Angelo) United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: ASK Magazine; No. 21
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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