The Federal Coach: Obama Asks Federal Employees for Their Suggestions on Government Efficiency

“What do you think?”

It’s a simple question, but one that federal managers routinely should be asking of their employees if they want an engaged workforce.

Last week, President Obama personally asked federal employees in a video message for their ideas about how to make government more effective and efficient, particularly around efforts to increase trade, exports and our country’s overall competitiveness.

The president’s message is a great example of how federal leaders can involve their employees in solving agency problems. It’s important to ask your employees for help, because as the president said, those on the front lines “know what works and what doesn’t.”

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