Talent Management in the Public Sector

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Title: Improving worker performance in the US government

Competencies: leading, managing

Who benefits: leaders, managers, organizational consultants

Consultant Usage: general background material

What’s it about? February being a short month, today I begin with a short posting.  I just discovered an article that I found interesting, well-researched and provocative.  Can’t ask for much more than that.

The article addresses the age old debate of who performs better, workers in the private sector or public sector.  Some, of course, would say that is a “no-brainer”.  Turns out that the answer is like so many answers – it depends.

The article is the result of a study by the respected McKinsey&Company.  The research suggests that the private sector performs at higher levels in organizational-performance measures, such as fostering employee engagement, talent management, and accountability.

However, public sector employees out shine their private counterparts in understanding and embracing the direction and vision of their organizations and are “more motivated to make a difference”.

Much of the article focuses on how government can perform better, especially with talent management.  But in all fairness, someone could write a similar article about how big business could improve its performance. 

The article is very stimulating, especially if you happen to be a government employee. 

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Catch you later.
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Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.