I think the reasoning behind addressing the leaders of NASA was to have them understand what his goals or intentions were for the agency and to address where the agency needed improvement. O'Keefe said that during the evaluation the agency had problems in communication between not only him and other leaders in the agency. He did a great job in my opinion of clearly articulating his expectations of his leaders and gave them suggestions on how they could improve.
It appeared that he was believable in his presentation to the leaders of the agency. He did a great job of not shifting blame to others. He made them understand that he was just as accountable as the first line supervisor in the agency. O'Keefe made it clear that he had every intention to change what he did day in and day out to improve his own leadership within the agency. I think it is essential that he is believable because of the fact that he needs to convince his subordinates that this idea is a great one. Without the support of his leadership team he may face many hurdles to overcome without even addressing the hurdles faced as a result of the survey.
Administrator O'Keefe stressed the values of NASA to instill that anything can be achieved. This was evident in the core mission of NASA from the very beginnings. He used these foundations of the agency to support his position on why the agency needed change to improve the quality of service to the American Public.
I take away from this exercise the ideals that anything can be achieved with teamwork. Without teamwork the chances for success of change is greatly reduced and the organization will suffer. I believe that I can facilitate some change in my organization by reminding my fellow employees why we chose this career. I feel at times that some employees tend to forget the fundamental core values of my profession. I am in public service and the name in its self is evident of why I chose this career.
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