GSFC Values |
Description of Award |
Rationale for Award |
| Cites the SPI location that addresses initiation of a Code 400 Peer
Awards System |
| Cites the need to employ innovative practices in the FPD |
| Cites the need to make all employees aware of the purpose and content
of the GSFC SPI |
Boundless Energy Peer Award |
agility, balance, dedication |
An award for someone who goes out of the way to do their own job
and more, such as volunteering for extra committees, mentoring, outreach
activities, or going the extra mile to help others. |
This award is for that person who most personifies the GSFC values
of Agility, Balance, and Dedication. This person has demonstrated
an extraordinary commitment to excellence and to individual and team
responsibilities. Characteristics to consider for this award are assuming
additional responsibilities such as volunteering for committees, mentoring,
or going the extra mile to help others; or has a much larger job than
others with the same PD; or has exerted that extra personal effort
to achieve a major goal. |
Mission Impossible Peer Award |
| creativity, dedication |
An award to recognize someone who has a really big, demanding, seemingly
impossible job, yet they manage to successfully keep all the "balls
in the air." This award recognizes people who do more with less
and/or develop new and creative ways of approaching their work. It
can be for either a major initiative or a series of minor ones culminating
in a significant impact. |
NASA is seeking new, creative ways to implement projects. Jobs are
becoming more complex and should not be burdened with outmoded processes. |
Steady Helm Peer Award |
| integrity, respect, teamwork |
An award for a good team player, who helps keep the team focused
in a crisis. This person keeps things moving, performs well under
pressure, and reinforces good morale and respect for all team members
during times of stress/adversity. |
This award reinforces the Directorate's objective of fostering a
climate of mutual respect as a catalysts for creativity and team effectiveness. |
Rookie of the Year Peer Award |
| agility, dedication |
An award for an employee who demonstrated agility by getting up
to speed quickly in assuming their new responsibilities as they transitioned
to their new duties in a new position. |
This award emphasizes the Directorate's commitment to maintain a
vital workforce, and the commitment to ensure that employees seek
the training and opportunities to advance their careers. |
Unsung Hero Peer Award |
| dedication, teamwork (and is in the spirit of Goal 2 Strategy 1) |
An award for any employee who supports the Directorate from a behind
the scenes role. This award recognizes an employee dedicated to their
job, who supports the Directorate in a behind the scenes role meeting
the needs of customers and co-workers with a can-do attitude. |
No one can do their job without some help from others. This can
include someone in a supporting capacity such as secretary, logistics,
travel, transportation, public affairs, information technology, human
resources, safety, facilities, or business personnel. |
Wild Card Peer Award |
| An award for an FPD team member whose activities best reflect any
of the best values of the Center: agility, balance, creativity, dedication,
integrity, respect, and teamwork. |
An award for an FPD team member whose activities best reflect any
of the best values of the Center: agility, balance, creativity, dedication,
integrity, respect, and teamwork. |
This award is to provide an avenue of nomination for persons whose
activities don't easily fit into the other award descriptions. It
is an opportunity to give special attention to unique activities that
further the FPD's technical and institutional Strategic Objectives. |
Honoring Diversity Peer Award |
| dedication, integrity, respect, teamwork |
An award for an individual who contributes to creating an environment
where differences are valued and appreciated and who models integrity,
respect and fairness in working with others. |
Characteristics to consider for this award are volunteering for
diversity related activities, outreach activities or has demonstrated
an exceptional personal commitment to creating an inclusive environment.
This award is for an individual who most personifies the GSFC values
of dedication, integrity, respect and teamwork. This award recognizes
an employee or manager for their initiative, contributions and achievements
that advance FPD's goals toward creating an environment where diversity
and difference is valued and respected and where each employee can
contribute to their maximum potential. This award is for an individual
who strives to make a positive difference in the work environment
by valuing and respecting differences. This individual demonstrates
an outstanding commitment to diversity by developing their own awareness
and competency in diversity issues and by fostering a climate wherein
diversity is valued and appreciated. |
Mentor "Under Your Wing" Award |
| balance, dedication, integrity, respect |
An award for an individual who embraces mentoring and actively participates
in the development of others. Recipients of this award coach others
for improved performance or to enhance career development and assists
mentees with professional and career planning. |
This award is for an individual who most personifies the GSFC values
of agility, balance, dedication, integrity and respect. This award
recognizes an individual who serves as a mentor and who has demonstrated
outstanding commitment and dedication to the development of other
individuals. This award is for an individual who seeks to positively
influence an individuals' career development goals. Characteristics
to consider for this award include: valuing and developing individuals
for enhanced responsibility, serving as an advocate for mentee, or
actively encouraging and guiding others in developing and achieving
career goals. |
