Public Sector Solutions
A Flexible Culture is Critical to Attraction and Retention of Talent
There are unique demands for those who work
in the public sector. There are entrenched rules and regulations that govern their ability to make decisions and they can do all the right things for all of the right reasons yet due to political pressures or expediency, their actions can be undermined. "There is a market for our mistakes." confided a senior staff member of a government agency. "There is the media who loves to magnify our missteps, opposition politicians who want to capitalize on it in order to get elected and special interest groups who want to undermine us for their own reasons."
There is a demand to attract and retain the best and brightest in the public sector. Yet there is fierce competition from the private sector, who has the resources to offer higher wages and better benefits. So how does the public sector compete?
Culture - Your Greatest Tool
Harris Interactive did a study about what people are looking for and one of the most important factors for people in choosing a place of work was culture. How do you create a culture within the public sector that attracts and retains people? Here are our seven steps to create a flexible culture that will help you compete against the private sector in attracting and retaining top talent.