Agency Report

Goddard Space Flight Center

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

2019 Engagement Score
82.8

Change from 2018
-0.6

Parent Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Engagement Score: 81.5)

Mission

To support multiple scientific disciplines, including Earth science, solar science and the sun-Earth environment, planetary studies and astrophysics.

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	18 of 420	-0.6	82.8	83.4	83.5	81.2	78.6	78.2	76.1	76.4	77.1	79.5	74.5	67.1	73.9	74.6

Category	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Effective Leadership	14 of 413	0.0	76.0	76.0	76.3	74.6	72.4	71.3	70.3	69.8	69.8	70.0	65.6	63.2	64.6	63.3
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	13 of 413	-1.1	70.8	71.9	73.4	70.8	68.4	67.8	64.6	66.0	65.6	66.0	60.9	58.7	60.4	63.8
Effective Leadership: Fairness	10 of 413	0.7	75.7	75.0	75.0	72.7	70.5	69.7	69.5	68.5	68.3	67.5	60.7	58.2	58.5	59.3
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	26 of 413	-0.3	70.2	70.5	70.7	70.1	67.1	65.8	66.4	65.6	65.3	65.1	60.0	57.2	57.5	57.6
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	13 of 413	0.6	84.7	84.1	83.9	82.0	80.6	79.4	77.4	76.5	77.2	78.2	76.0	73.9	76.9	70.8
Employee Skills–Mission Match	13 of 415	0.4	87.7	87.3	87.3	86.1	84.8	84.0	84.2	85.0	84.9	84.7	83.5	79.3	80.5	83.0
Pay	98 of 415	-0.7	70.1	70.8	71.1	67.8	64.0	63.9	59.2	64.7	70.0	74.7	70.1	68.1
Strategic Management	40 of 414	-0.8	71.0	71.8	70.6	68.0	66.5	66.2	66.7	67.2	66.5	65.1	63.2	58.6	62.0	63.2
Teamwork	28 of 414	0.3	82.6	82.3	82.5	81.7	80.6	79.5	79.5	78.8	77.0	77.4	81.6	74.8	79.6	75.0
Innovation	6 of 414	-0.7	83.1	83.8	83.4	82.0	79.9	78.6	78.5	79.5	78.3	78.8
Training and Development	14 of 415	1.2	81.2	80.0	80.1	78.1	76.5	73.9	73.1	74.1	74.7	75.5	74.3	67.8	72.5	69.4
Work–Life Balance	68 of 414	-1.3	72.9	74.2	74.1	72.0	71.2	68.8	66.6	68.4	66.1	67.7	69.2	64.3	67.8	71.6
Support for Diversity	8 of 414	-0.9	80.0	80.9	80.7	77.8	76.4	76.1	75.2	75.4	76.4	77.2	73.9	71.7	76.5	73.3
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	8 of 413	0.5	71.0	70.5	70.5	68.0	65.4	62.0	61.7	63.5	62.5	64.2	62.9	59.7	60.9	57.6

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