RELATED January 29, 2026 test page January 26, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals” proposed rule January 21, 2026 At-Will Employment: What the Federal Government Can Learn from States Back to Reports Organizations Growing Leaders—Best Practices and Principles in the Public Service December 17, 2001 This report is a sequel to an earlier report published by The Endowment, “Leaders Growing Leaders: Preparing the Next Generation of Public Service Executives.” This report examines how government organizations can take on the challenge of developing the next generation of government leaders. In “Organizations Growing Leaders,” the author examines five organizations within the federal government-—the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Western Area Power Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Social Security Administration—that have created exemplary development programs for their future leaders. While each has undertaken the task in different ways, all have demonstrated a commitment to providing future leaders with development assignments, training, self development and other state-of-the-art leadership-development practices. Download (728k)