Tag: Federal workforce
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Developing Capability or Funding Activity?
How Do We Know It’s Working? An Army career program exists for a reason. That reason is not to fund training courses, fill seats, or distribute opportunities. Those activities matter, but they are not the purpose. The purpose is to develop civilian capability in support of the Army’s mission. That distinction seems obvious until resources…
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The Federal Workforce Says It Wants Strategy
But Often Rewards Compliance Instead Federal systems increasingly use the language of strategy while continuing to rely on workforce structures optimized for procedural execution, localized accountability, and risk containment. As a result, procedural safety is rewarded more consistently than adaptive strategic behavior — the ability to adjust to changing conditions while remaining aligned to mission…
Shana Jespersen 