According to the Carnegie Institute, human engineering skills account for 85% of one's success on the job. The same holds true for one's success in high school and college. That should not be surprising, when you consider that most jobs in industry and many activities in school require teamwork. Being liked helps put you on the team and on the path to success no matter where you are. Unfortunately, public schools offer few, if any courses that address human engineering skills. Consequently, too many children emerge from school with an "I win, you lose" mentality, which dramatically reduces their chances of attaining success among fellow students or future coworkers. "Making the Team; Pathway to Success" addresses some important (often critical) human engineering skills. Each chapter gives students a glimpse of a new concept at a depth meant to enlighten, but not overwhelm the reader. Questions and exercises are included to help students better understand and apply the positive principles to their lives. The author asserts that one's most valuable possessions are those which, when shared, multiply rather than diminish. In "Making the Team: Pathway to Success," the author shares accumulated knowledge, wisdom, and experiences of many of the world's most respected authors, philosophers, leaders, and thinkers from Aristotle to Carnegie, and he "places the cookies on the bottom shelf." Who might benefit from studying "Making the Team: Pathway to Success"? Public schools, parochial schools, and academies may use this text within their existing Pathfinders or AVID programs. Home-schools across America (and abroad) will find that this book will nicely supplement their curricula. Finally, leaders of prison ministries may utilized this book as a study guide for rehabilitating prison inmates. Regardless of age or rung on the educational ladder, the author invites you to enjoy and profit from "Making the Team: Pathway to Success," and reminds you that "the mind, once stretched by new ideas, never returns to its original dimension."
About the Author: Mr. Kreiter is uniquely qualified to write "Making the Team: Pathway to Success." Throughout his life he has "made the team" (often leading it) and has achieved multiple successes. In high school, Mr. Kreiter participated in sports and music, was co-editor of the yearbook, Ohio Boy's State representative, and valedictorian of his graduating class. I college, Mr. Kreiter was a member of the Ohio State University Marching Band, President of Sigma Gamma Tau aeronautical engineering fraternity, Historian of Tau Beta Pi engineering fraternity, and student assistant to the Dean of the College of Engineering. Mr. Kreiter began his forty-eight year aerospace career at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Dr. Albert Hibbs' Space Science Division. There he worked on the Lunar Surveyor Program and published a technical journal article on age-dating the lunar surface using crater frequencies. At NASA's Lewis Research Center, Mr. Kreiter developed an interplanetary trajectory computer program, authored reports on interplanetary missions, and invented the Spherical Trajectory Analog Model. At Kitt Peak National Observatory's Space Engineering Lab, Mr. Kreiter calculated launch windows for Aerobee sounding rocket experiments at the White Sands facility, and performed post-flight analysis of flight sensor data. At McDonnell Douglas, prime contractor for the Johnson Space Center, Mr. Kreiter participated on the team that developed software for the Space Shuttle computer. He created a Participative Management educational game, which was used company-wide as a training tool. At Lockheed Martin, Mr. Kreiter headed up the Certification and Training Section and developed and taught adult evening training courses, including: Being a Good Communicator; Developing Interpersonal Skills; Conducting Productive Meetings; English Grammar Tune-up; and Practical Thinking and Decision-Making. Lockheed Martin presented Mr. Kreiter the Nova Award for Teamwork and the Top Flight Award for Commitment to Teamwork. OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program honored Mr. Kreiter at the 2007 Region VI Conference for providing nearly a decade of creative training workshops. After retiring from aerospace in 2007, Mr. Kreiter moved to New Mexico and became a substitute teacher. He has written two books on the subject, namely, "Adventures of a Substitute Teacher" and "More Adventures of a Substitute Teacher."