Floridians have every right to expect their government to be just as modern and productive as the private sector. A thorough, major overhaul of Florida's Career Service is required if Florida is to keep pace with productivity in the private sector. This requires, in turn, that a number of fully implementable improvements be made to Florida's Career Service. In order to be held to reasonable standards of performance, managers and supervisors must be given the authority necessary to get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. They and their employees should be held accountable for both the quality of their performance and the associated unit costs.
Full accountability requires activity-based standards and reasonable measures of performance.
An inviting, challenging workplace and culture that provides employees with opportunities for career growth and mobility. Competing for talent in a seller's labor market has become a major challenge in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Faced with an unprecedented tight labor market, Florida government has no choice but to compete for workers on the same terms as do others. To be competitive, Florida must be able to recruit and hire state employees from among the best and most talented pool of candidates, and this means that they be paid accordingly. This requires that the performance appraisal process itself be monitored and held accountable to assure that all parties to the process perceive exemplary good performance being rewarded.