Something we all Face

Coming to Washington, DC in 2007, I joined Young Government Leaders (YGL) because of the reasons Steve Kelman raises. Check out the interesting article addressing this question, "Do Agencies make new employees do busy work?"

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=44652&dcn=e_gvet

I think there is a follow-on question as well: do we expect less of our new employees because our older workforce is not very talented? Or do you rise to the level of your boss? If your boss is mediocre, then why should you be any different?

I've always thought that we expect less of our new workforce because the crop of middle managers survived instead of thrived.

If government recruits the"best and brightest" does it retain the "even better and brilliant"?

What do you think?

Tim Sommella
President
Young Government Leaders