When government employees feel valued and supported, they’re more likely to deliver a superior customer experience (CX). So even in times of disruption, it’s critical to prioritize the public sector’s employee experience (EX).
Government agencies know that providing good customer experience is central to their mission, but much of what creates a positive experience takes place behind the scenes: It’s how happy public-sector employees are at their jobs.
Professional development opportunities can improve an employee’s overall work experience, but the benefits of career education are even more far-reaching. And mentorship makes a big difference.
A human-centered approach to managing people, one that includes listening to what they need and analyzing experience data in real time, can help agencies attract and retain a strong, satisfied workforce.
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Among the top 10 predictors of federal job satisfaction are whether supervisors promote employee health and safety, instill trust and confidence in their workers, help employees achieve professional goals, and encourage work-life balance.
Using employee personas — models to represent different groups of employees — can help define how various employees impact and support organizational goals, values and needs.
Good employee experiences (EX) should recognize Moments that Matter — that is, both good and bad moments, some outside an agency’s direct control, that span a government employee’s career.
In reality, there is no shortage of uniquely broad definitions for EX — as a field of knowledge, empirical study of the subject is still in its infancy and there is no consensus on a common definition. However, most characterizations agree on a couple things.
You can’t have good customer experience (CX) without good employee experience (EX). The VA is applying lessons from its successful CX efforts to improving EX.