Federal employees are dedicated to their careers and are looking for ways to improve job performance; however, supervisors lack skills in performance management, according to the 2011 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

After interviewing 266,000 federal employees, the survey found 96.9 percent of respondents agree or strongly agree that they're more willing to put forth extra effort to complete their jobs, and 73.9 percent of respondents agree or strongly agree believe their work gives them feelings of personal accomplishment.

Another 85 percent of respondents say they enjoy the work they do, and 59.4 feel encouraged to come up with innovative ideas for being productive in the workplace.  

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