August 2006 
Volume 05, Issue 4 
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Ginger Barnes, vice president, Weapons Programs  RON BOOKOUT PHOTO


COVER STORY

THE LEAD ROLE

Boeing places an immense emphasis on developing its next generation of leaders. In this series of articles, Boeing Frontiers looks at some of the many activities organizations around the company are undertaking to develop its leaders of tomorrow.
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MAIN FEATURE

FROM CHARITY TO PHILANTHROPY

Are charity and philanthropy different? Yes, as seen by Community and Education Relations at Boeing. Leaders of this function explain how the two concepts are different—and why there’s an ongoing shift in focus from charitable to philanthropic activities.
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Anne Roosevelt, vice president, Community and Education Relations  SUSAN BIRKHOLTZ PHOTO
COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES

THINKING GREEN
How is Boeing Commercial Airplanes working to mitigate the environmental impact of its products and operations? Its efforts revolve around four strategies. Also in Commercial Airplanes coverage this month: Why some Propulsion Systems Division teammates are moving to airplane Final Assembly sites; what the 737 empennage team did in its first phase of a Lean transformation; and how collaborative tools enabled the 787 Dreamliner team to follow its plan of working with global partners.
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INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS

THAT'S SPECIAL
An IDS team works to support a critical unit: the special forces of U.S. militaries. In addition, this month’s IDS stories also cover a special Apache Longbow, the delivery of the first Small Diameter Bomb, the fast creation of a communications-on-the-move system for the U.S. Army, and a Lean tool in use in IDS Support Systems.
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