NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal

The NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal is awarded to individuals who were not Government employees during the period in which the accomplishment was achieved, "for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced the NASA Mission."

NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal
NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal
Awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Country	United states
Type	Medal
Eligibility	non-Government individuals only
Status	Active
Statistics
Established	2012[1]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Outstanding Leadership Medal
Next (lower)	Exceptional Service Medal
NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Ribbon

"Sustained leadership and exceptionally high-impact leadership achievements should demonstrate the individual's effectiveness in advancing the Agency's goals and image in present and future terms."

The leadership excellence must be demonstrated in all of the following areas:

• Achieving Results--Highly effective in achieving positive results/change. Impact and importance of work achievements toward NASA's missions and image are a direct result of the individual's contributions and efforts.
• Role Model--Consistent and exemplary behavior that models NASA's core values and promotes these values within the Agency.
• Leading People--Cooperative collaboration and teamwork across the organizational, directorate, Agency, Government or industry level to accomplish expected results;
• Influencing Change--Innovative approaches used in the conception, design, or execution of projects, programs, initiatives, and activities (work represents a high degree of creativity or fundamental departure from usual practice).[2]

See also

• List of NASA awards

References

1. Annual Awards Ceremonies and Medals NASA
2. "NASAPeople". nasapeople.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-12. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.