Location
Radisson Resort at the Port, Martinique Room
Start Date
4-5-2000 2:00 PM
Description
The Director of the Kennedy Space Center, Mr. Roy D. Bridges, Jr., recognized the need to develop and implement a plan for enhancing the leadership skills and changing culture of the Kennedy Space Center after evaluating a consulting firm’s report on the state of the NASA workforce in 1997. In addition, the direction of both the Center and the Agency was changing to more of a research and development role and with less emphasis on day-to-day operations. Further, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration outlined bold and innovative strategic goals that would require the entire NASA workforce to think and perform in new ways. On January 6, 1998, a team of managers and other representatives from across the Center was formed to define the skills required to facilitate leaders in creating an environment, which supports and nurtures change. The team formed and proceeded immediately with the four goals set in the charter:
1. Define the skills necessary for supervisor/team leader to perform effectively at KSC,
2. Define a set of training modules that will provide these skills,
3. Define requirements for maintaining and reinforcing supervisory/leadership critical process factors,
4. Define performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the training.
Paper Session III-C - The Leadership Excellence Achievement Program for NASA's Leaders
Radisson Resort at the Port, Martinique Room
The Director of the Kennedy Space Center, Mr. Roy D. Bridges, Jr., recognized the need to develop and implement a plan for enhancing the leadership skills and changing culture of the Kennedy Space Center after evaluating a consulting firm’s report on the state of the NASA workforce in 1997. In addition, the direction of both the Center and the Agency was changing to more of a research and development role and with less emphasis on day-to-day operations. Further, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration outlined bold and innovative strategic goals that would require the entire NASA workforce to think and perform in new ways. On January 6, 1998, a team of managers and other representatives from across the Center was formed to define the skills required to facilitate leaders in creating an environment, which supports and nurtures change. The team formed and proceeded immediately with the four goals set in the charter:
1. Define the skills necessary for supervisor/team leader to perform effectively at KSC,
2. Define a set of training modules that will provide these skills,
3. Define requirements for maintaining and reinforcing supervisory/leadership critical process factors,
4. Define performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the training.
