{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5ba59430-5b4f-4240-abc0-40374fde298e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"The Apollo 13 Mission with Gerry Griffin\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/5ba59430-5b4f-4240-abc0-40374fde298e\"></iframe>","title":"The Apollo 13 Mission with Gerry Griffin","description":"Gerald Griffin is the former Director of the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. During NASA\u2019s Apollo Program, Gerry was the Flight Director in Mission Control and served in this capacity for all the Apollo manned missions. He was the Lead Flight Director for the lunar landing missions Apollo 12, 15, & 17. Gerry also led one of the teams of flight controllers who were responsible for the safe return of the astronauts of Apollo 13, which was canceled after an oxygen tank explosion. Many years later, Gerry was selected by Ron Howard to be the technical adviser for the film, Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks. Today, Gerry is an independent technical and management consultant for a broad range of clients, including Korn/Ferry International.\u00a0Gerry joins us today to discuss his experience working on the Apollo 13 mission. He describes what inspired him to study aviation and aeronautical engineering and shares an insider look at the Apollo 13 film. You\u2019ll hear his wisdom on leadership, trust, and culture, and the key differences between public and private organizations. Gerry also highlights what the \u201cEra of We\u201d is and underscores why preparation is vital to doing anything in life.\u00a0\u201cApollo 13 was the ultimate test of mission control, the astronauts, and everything else below us.\u201d - Gerry Griffin\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gerry\u2019s background and what inspired him to study aeronautical engineering and aviation\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) does and its responsibilities\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A lesson on leadership from Gerry\u2019s time as a flight director\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Apollo 13 mission and the value of long years of training and simulation\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The \u201cEra of We\u201d and the importance of teamwork and preparation\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gerry\u2019s experience working on the Apollo 13 film and how he became its technical advisor\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Apollo 13 launched Gerry\u2019s career in film\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0His work on Deep Impact\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What skills Gerry brought from NASA when he pivoted to the private sector\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The key similarities and differences in organizational culture between the public and private sectors\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How the private sector thrives on competition\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What competition was like in the NASA family\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gerry\u2019s advice to the next generation of leaders\u00a0Our Favorite Quotes:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAstronauts and flight controllers aren\u2019t afraid of dying. But they know they\u2019re in a high-risk business, and so their greatest fear is making a mistake in front of their peers.\u201d - Gerry Griffin\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cA true leader inspires you to do your best. Managers manage things and projects, but leaders lead people.\u201d - Gerry Griffin\u00a0Connect with Gerry Griffin:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gerry Griffin on LinkedIn\u00a0Spaceship Not Required\u00a0I\u2019m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.\u00a0I\u2019m an explorer, and that doesn\u2019t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.\u00a0In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.\u00a0Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.\u00a0Visit my website at ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}