RELATED April 22, 2026 Dismantling Independence: Legal, Compositional and Normative Erosion across Federal Boards and Commissions March 31, 2026 The State of Federal Data Products in 2025 March 24, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Managing Senior Professional Performance” Back to Reports 2013 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Analysis: Staff/Manager Alignment April 10, 2014 The managers and employees of well-run federal agencies are usually on the same page, sharing a common vision and working in sync to achieve mission results. But when there are considerable disparities in the viewpoints of these two groups, it could mean that your agency doesn’t agree on key issues facing the organization—and if they don’t agree on what needs to be addressed, it will be harder to drive change. In our new Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® analysis, the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte examined this issue and created staff/manager alignment scores for agencies. The analysis also includes advice for how leaders can effectively use this data to better understand workforce dynamics and improve employee satisfaction and commitment. Download (0b)