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Employee engagement
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Employee engagement efforts at the Securities and Exchange Commission have taken off in the past two years, Lacey Dingman, SEC chief human capital officer, said in an interview. SEC has risen from 27th to 6th among mid-sized agencies in the past five years on the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work rankings.
April 11, 2017 -
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Most federal employees consistently say their agency's mission motivates them to come to work everyday. Now, some agencies say a mission-focused approach to employee engagement is giving them better insight into workforce challenges, and it's starting to pay off in the Best Places to Work rankings.
February 22, 2017 -
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The Office of Personnel Management released the full results of the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which give greater insight into federal employees' thoughts on their leaders and supervisors, overall job satisfaction and training and development opportunities. OPM this year focused on making comparisons of agencies by size. Specifically, OPM broke down organizations' results by very large, large, medium, small and very small agencies. The report gives a more detailed view of agencies' progress on employee engagement and inclusion.
October 06, 2016 -
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In the case of federal employee engagement, a 1 percent change means something is going on. That's what happened in the most recent Federal Employment Viewpoint Survey. For an interpretation, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Tim McManus, chief operating officer of the Partnership for Public Service.
September 28, 2016 -
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At first glance, this year's results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey might not show many significant improvements. But several large and small agencies, including the Housing and Urban Development Department and the Office of Special Counsel, made noticeable improvements in employee engagement this year.
September 26, 2016 -
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The federal workforce is slightly more engaged this year than it was in 2015. Though there were few surprises at the top and bottom of the rankings among large agencies, several small agencies made large strides and improvements. Here are six of the most important, surprising or interesting takeaways from the initial results of the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
September 20, 2016 -
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When labor-management relationships are strong, employee engagement improves, federal union leaders said during a discussion at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service conference in Chicago. Union leaders say their partnerships with agencies have improved over the past eight years, but the success of those partnerships too often depends on the administration.
August 18, 2016 -
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The Veterans Affairs Department says it’s earning back trust and confidence from the veterans it serves, and employee engagement within the department is also improving. This comes roughly 10 days before the VA Commission on Care is expected to pitch a major overhaul to the department’s health care and personnel systems.
June 21, 2016 -
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Federal News Radio wants to hear from millennials in the federal workforce: what do you like best about your job? What influences you to stay in government, or what might impact your decision to leave? If you're over age 35, tell us what your agency is doing to recruit and retain young talent.
April 20, 2016 -
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Whether it’s cybersecurity or acquisition or collaboration, the Homeland Security Department is trying to improve how employees feel about the department. Russ Deyo, DHS' undersecretary of management, tells executive editor Jason Miller on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his effort to turn the tide on employee engagement.
April 15, 2016 -
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Russ Deyo, DHS’ undersecretary for management, is holding each of the department’s components accountable for specific plans, milestones and approaches that focus on root causes of employee dissatisfaction.
April 08, 2016 Federal employee engagement is almost like the weather. Everyone studies it, tries to predict it, frets about it. And why not? The higher a group’s engagement levels, the more efficiently and effectively it carries out the agency’s mission, with lower rates of attrition, absenteeism and general listlessness.
April 01, 2016-
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Federal employee engagement has been studied extensively through the Office of Personnel Management's annual viewpoint study. Julie Osowski, senior research psychologist at Merit Systems Protection Board, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about MSPB's effort to look beyond the external factors that affect employee engagement.
March 28, 2016 -
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In Federal News Radio’s exclusive fifth annual survey of federal CHCOs and deputy CHCOs, respondents rated improving the hiring process as their top priority for 2016, just a bit ahead of enhancing employee engagement and the training and development of the workforce.
March 07, 2016
