Drawing from our work with tens of thousands of leaders along with data from our 360 assessment tool, we publish original insights, commentary on best practices and policy recommendations to strengthen public service leadership.
Our research on public service leadership offers forward-thinking solutions, data-driven insights and actionable recommendations that help leaders address current challenges facing the federal workforce.
After two years of data collection, we examined the differences and similarities between how women and men understand and experience their roles as public service leaders, exploring the intersections between race, ethnicity and gender in public service leadership.
Only 4 in 10 Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right at least some of the time, according to a national survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service and Freedman Consulting.
The Agency Performance Dashboard offers a critical snapshot of agency operations in an easily digestible visual format. Featured topics include personnel numbers, employee demographics, political appointments, employee engagement scores, information technology maturity and social media engagement.
We are at the forefront of identifying key leadership principles and developing best practices in government. Our various publications highlight the importance of value-driven leadership and demonstrate how public servant leaders can increase their influence and effectiveness to better serve the public.
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Our country, facing a host of serious domestic and international challenges, needs federal leaders who are capable of dealing with current problems and those looming on the horizon. The administration, agencies and Congress have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build on recent innovations and set the government on a sustained path to renewal.
Read our recommendations to policymakers to ensure the people in charge of government agencies are capable, responsive and committed to the public good.
We gather unique perspectives on public service leadership from experienced and qualified leadership luminaries—from our Government Leadership Advisory Council to our executive coaches and facilitators.
Podcasts
Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham joins co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher for a conversation on how to lead in government during normal times and times of crisis, as well as why the study of public service leadership is critical for our nation’s public servants. Cunningham is the creator and host of The Post’s “Presidential,” “Constitutional” and “Moonrise” podcasts. As an editor and reporter of the newspaper’s “On Leadership” section that explores leadership and management challenges in the public and private sectors.
Bob McDonald, former secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Andrew Marshall, vice president of leadership development at the Partnership for Public Service, discuss why good leaders are the key to a good government. McDonald and Marshall discuss leading in the public sector versus the private sector, the impact and evolution of the Partnership’s leadership development work and how strong leaders can help rebuild public trust in our most important democratic institution.
Former U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen led the U.S. response to some of the most challenging modern crises including Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Allen discusses how he kept morale high when communicating with disaster recovery teams, media and the country during times of panic.
Videos
Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland discusses the importance of the Public Service Leadership Institute,
Members of our Government Leadership Advisory Council discuss how leaders of organizations can effectively respond to crises, focusing on the importance of good communication and sound workforce management strategies.
Stewardship of the Public Trust is one of the two core values of the Partnership’s Public Service Leadership Model. In this video, former government leaders and leadership experts share what stewardship means to them.
Les Lyles, former general and vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a Partnership board member, reflects on his public service career in the military and the lessons he learned about leadership along the way.
Sally Jewell, former secretary of the Department of Interior, weighs in on best practices and characteristics.