How does the Drive to Excellence affect state employment?
By fostering creative and strategic changes to government functions, the Drive to Excellence helps retain and support the state’s existing talent. State government faces a significant loss of talent from an anticipated surge of retirements over the next several years, when nearly half of the current state workforce will have reached 60 years of age. The Drive to Excellence focuses on dedicating resources to the most critical needs, which will allow the state to better leverage its talent. The Drive to Excellence also recognizes the significance of technology and Lean methods to streamline routine tasks and allow the remaining workforce to concentrate on the higher skilled, direct-service functions vital to agency core missions.
