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Volume 6; Issue 3

April/May 2003

Sturgell Confirmed

Balanced Scorecard

Black History Month

Centennial of Flight

Diversity

Japanese Officials Visit

Let's Get Physical

Misc. Ads

Papers Published

Profile - Sue Conover

Retirement - Bruce

Retirement - Carolyn

Science Fair

Technology Transfer

Tomorrow's Engineers

Troop Tribute

Try Math

VMV Profile – Jay Fox

Women in Aviation

Women's History Month

Credits

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Mission, Vision and Values of the Technical Center

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Invitation to all Employees

You may have read in the Sept/Oct 2002 Technical Center Intercom that five bold steps have been initiated in connection to the reorganization and the Balanced Scorecard.  One of those bold steps is to have all employees know and understand the Vision, Mission, and Values (VMV) of the William J. Hughes Technical Center, and to involve all employees in achieving the VMV.

To reach the desired end state, the VMV must be shared, understood, and supported by all. Everyone must be able to see his/her part. We need your input to make this happen.  Please kindly review the attached VMV and visualize yourself and your job, and how you personally fit into achieving the VMV.

Since the purpose of this invitation is to provide a way to exchange ideas, we encourage you to tell us how you work to make the VMV a reality. We will be featuring articles about employees and their role in achieving the VMV at the Tech Center News and the Intercom.  Please send all thoughts to the Bold Step Team at:Carolyn.Pokres@faa.gov.

Thank you in for your participation! We look forward to hearing from you.

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Mission

• Creating Possibilities and Providing Integrated Solutions to Meet the Challenges of Aviation

Vision

• Internationally Recognized as a Leader in Shaping the Future of Aviation

Values:

We value:  Our People

• We are committed to building and effectively using a diverse workforce
• We invest in human capital by providing opportunities to enhance capability, currency and competency
• We treat each other fairly and with respect
• We take a genuine interest in each other  

We value:  Integrity, Honesty and Courage

• We do the right things for the right reasons
• We are honest with each other and with our customers
• We do what we say we will do
• We say what needs to be said and listen to what we may not want to hear

We value:  Accountability and Responsibility

• We accept responsibility and consequences for our actions
• We hold ourselves and each other accountable for delivering on our promises
• We are accountable and responsible for achieving business results

We value:  Excellence and Innovation

• We demand high quality performance from ourselves and others
• We work to continually improve ourselves, our products and services
• We expect and support innovation

We value:  Our Customers

• We anticipate and meet our customers’ needs
• We deliver high customer value

We value:  Sound Decision Making

• We make timely decisions with a corporate view
• Our decisions are:

• Rational 

• Information-based

• Appropriate to our level of authority

• We take ownership of our decisions

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Achieving the Technical Center’s Mission, Vision and Values

Any organization can have a vision, mission and values, but none can achieve them without the support of its people – all of its people. From the janitors to the Tech Center director to the secretaries to the division managers to the engineers to computer operators, everyone needs to be working to make the vision, mission and values come to fruition. Each month we will spotlight an employee that is working to this end. This month is Jay Fox who is diversity advocate for Outreach and Recruitment.

“My official title is the diversity advocate for Outreach and Recruitment for ARA.  In essence, I am a recruiting officer for all of ARA. The position is a one-year full-time detail from my employment as an agency counsel with the Center Counsel’s office here at the Tech Center.

My job is to assist in the process of providing a diverse pool of qualified applicants for open positions within ARA. At the same, I am tasked with increasing diversity through special emphasis programs, special hiring authorities, and the intern program through Minority Serving Institutions. Three other advocates for Outreach and Recruitment assist this effort on ten percent collateral details. Since our National Airspace System is a reflection of our country, the employees supporting the Tech Center’s mission should reflect the diversity of our country, as well. Thus, I have accepted the challenge helping recruit employees who will assist in helping the Technical Center fulfill its mission and vision.

One of my goals is to act as a bridge or focal point between the manager seeking qualified applicants, and the myriad of organizations out there in contact with individuals interested in the announced (or soon to be announced) positions. These organizations include special emphasis program managers, employee coalitions, institutions of higher learning, etc. Additionally, I look to network with the various professional organizations to specifically identify experienced people looking for mid-level and senior opportunities in ARA. All outside contacts are coordinated with Human Resources (ACT-10).

jay.fox@faa.gov - x8232