What Every Leader In Government Should Be Doing Right Now

With the latest federal employee survey out in the field, many government leaders may be tempted to wait for the results before launching into their next round of employee engagement activities. That would be a big mistake.

Agency leaders need to focus on employee engagement 365 days a year - not just when the survey results become public - and they should seek to communicate with the workforce as frequently and transparently as possible.

These are some of the lessons from a recent Best Places to Work in the Federal Government analysis of federal law enforcement agencies conducted by my organization, the Partnership for Public Service, and by Deloitte. While some of the findings included in "Employee and Job Satisfaction in the Law Enforcement Community" are unique to this group, many can be applied throughout the government.

Let's first take a closer look at the need for leaders to recognize the connection between employee engagement and agency performance.

This post was originally featured on The Washington Post's website.