Flight Programs and Projects Directorate Diversity Council Presentation April 18, 2002

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Flight Programs and Projects DirectorateDiversit
y Council Presentation April 18, 2002
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Flight Programs and Projects

• Strategy 1 Develop employees to their maximum
  potential

• Goal 1 Opportunities for growth exist equitably
  for all employees
• Goal 2 Supportive environment exists for
  employee development

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Participation and recognition of workforce
• On board count a/o 9-30-01 328
• Awards 335
• Center
• Performance
• Special Acts
• Time Off
• Quality Increases
• Promotions
• Developmental Assignments
• 2 rotational assignments
• Work Teams

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Code 400 Directorate
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Distribution of Awards
Total Directorate
Total Awards
6
GSFC Honor Awards
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Performance Awards
8
Special Act Awards
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Time Off Awards
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Quality Increase Awards
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Promotions
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Flight Programs and Projects

• Developmental Activities
• 180 Feedback
• Low Response
• PMDE
• General Announcement 03/29/02
• CPP Announcement end of April
• of opportunities TBD
• Educational Opportunities
• PTG
• US
• Leadership Development Programs

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Mentoring Program
• Program Modifications from last year
• Automated matching process
• Added brown bags, forums, newsletter, etc.
• Number of participants 61 (17 of total
  population)
• 38 Mentees and 23 Mentors
• Number of unofficial mentoring relationships

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Professional Coaching
• Objective to provide senior directorate
  managers an opportunity to experience the benefit
  of having a personal advocate and coach
• Continued from last year
• Expanded beyond senior management

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Strategy 2 Create an inclusive
  Environment/Culture

• Goal 1 Environment is well-balanced and
  stress-reduced
• Goal 2 Communication with and among employees
  is timely and open
• Goal 3 Employees and supervisors are educated on
  diversity and its value to the GSFC mission

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Deputy Center Director Dialogue
• 11 participants
• Directorate Diversity Groups
• 400 Diversity Council
• Dorothy Tiffanys Discussion Group
• Creative Learning Group

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Creative Learning Group
• Diverse
• Talented
• Change Agents

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Diversity Dialogue Project
• One intact work group
• Selected by management
• 8 participants on cross center group
• All voluntary

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Strategy 3 Work towards being an employer of
  choice

• Goal 1 High awareness of, and respect for
  diversity
• Goal 2 Diversity initiatives linked to Centers
  strategy and outcomes
• Goal 3 Management is accountable for developing
  and maintaining a diverse workforce

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Initiatives
• New Employee site on web page
• Lunch with the Director
• Meet with Programs/Projects and identify
  strategies to enhance or manage diversity in
  their areas.

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Accountability
• Added a Diversity and Mentoring category for the
  Peer Awards
• Evaluating diversity element in performance plans
  to assess effectiveness
• Developed diversity element for PMDE performance
  plans

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Flight Programs and Projects

• What we are doing to increase diversity
• Hiring 7 students from Puerto Rico this summer
• Hired 2 coop students
• PMIs

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Flight Programs and Projects

• What we plan to do to increase diversity
  competency
• Self-Assessment tools on web site

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Flight Programs and Projects

• Accomplishments
• Web Site (http//fpd.gsfc.nasa.gov/diversity/index
  .html)
• Creation of Diversity and Mentoring Peer Awards