Enthusiastic federal employees could save government money
Federal employees who are more engaged in their work can improve government efficiency and save agencies money, according to speakers at Government Executive's Excellence in Government conference in Washington on Monday.
"I think supervisors at every level can have an enormous impact on an organization just by changing their behavior a little bit," said Anne Marelli, a senior research analyst at the Merit Systems Protection Board. "You have to bring an employee psychologically into the work environment."
Cynthia Heckman, chief human capital officer for the Government Accountability Office, credited a range of employee engagement programs for helping the oversight agency cut costs. Heckman said efforts such as group mentoring, job transition programs for workers moving to other positions within GAO and an agencywide review of the performance appraisal system that solicited employee feedback, provided them with an incentive to work harder.
