On episode 357, Deputy Center Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center Steve Koerner reflects on his 32-year-long career at NASA and discusses the values of leadership.
Houston, we have a podcast.
Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space center, episode 357, leadership at all levels.
I'm Leah Cheshire, and I'm your host.
Today on this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more throughout life.
You've most certainly heard the encouragement to be a leader, not a follower.
But I've learned over time that there are opportunities and importance in holding both of those roles.
Even on other episodes of this podcast, many guests have discussed leadership, followership, and knowing the right time to take on the role required to accomplish goals as a team.
Ive had the privilege of hearing our deputy center director, Steve Kerner, speak about leadership on a couple of occasions, and it really changed the way I see myself as both a leader and a follower.
Steve has had the opportunity to lead JSC in multiple different roles over his 32 years of working here, from his time as the deputy director of mission operations to chief financial officer to director of flight operations, and many things in between.
You'll notice this episode isn't full of corporate jargon or inspirational buzzwords because those don't always go hand in hand with being a good leader.
Instead, I hope you hear the practical ways we can expect excellence of ourselves and those on our teams.
Let's get started.
We have a podcast.
Well, Steve, thank you so much for coming on Houston.
We have a podcast today.
Glad to be here.
So let's start with your biography.
Tell me what it was like growing up, where you're from, where you went to school.
Just give me a rundown.
How did you get to NASA?