“It's an important distinction. But there's a lot of research that how the employees feel is incredibly important to the bottom line. When your employees are engaged at work, they produce more, they do better. . . . People that are engaged are going to do better work.”
“Taken in isolation you would say, 'Well, why would he say that?' ... He's saying that the private sector is the largest component of our economy and, therefore, most jobs are going to be there.”
“It is typical of when you see large-scale merger and change operations, whether it is the private sector or the public sector, it has a very large impact on employee morale,”
“Through the Service to America Medals, we give the best within government their due respect, and honor them for making a very real difference in the lives of people across our country and around the world. There is nothing more critical to government's success than attracting the best and brightest to serve.”
“The JFK message of 'ask not' is not good enough for this generation. What you really need is something that offers up the opportunity for doing good, but also doing well.”
