Challenged to create a development program for future leaders and managers, the Chief Financial Officer team at the Goddard Space Flight Center responded with a unique, employee-tailored leadership program. This groundbreaking program, called Leadership Alchemy, was launched in 2002 exclusively for the accounting and budget community.

Based on the power of personal development and the strength of leadership vision, the program has been so successful that a second class is underway, with participants from throughout Goddard Space Flight Center. Leadership Alchemy exemplifies the enormous potential for grassroots programming within the federal government.