RELATED February 22, 2024 Layered Leadership: Examining How Political Appointments Stack Up at Federal Agencies January 17, 2024 Max Stier's statement for the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing "Toward an AI-Ready Workforce" January 12, 2024 Max Stier's public comments on OPM's "Recruitment and Relocation Incentive Waivers" proposed rule Back to Reports 2010 Best Places to Work Analysis: What Drives Innovation in Government August 10, 2011 How innovative is the federal government? What drives innovation in federal agencies? And, what can leaders do, if anything, to promote innovation within their agencies and teams? Given the importance of improving government effectiveness and delivering better results for the American people within today’s budgetary constraints, these are the questions the Partnership for Public Service and the Hay Group set out to explore. Our analysis underscored that innovation depends on the total environment leaders create for employees. Download (215k)