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“Doing things like this are great ways to acknowledge newhires when they start in a government job.They’re alsosmart strategies to use to retain and engage today’s youngpeople in the federal workplace.”ConclusionsThis article outlines some communication bestpractices used by high-performing companies today, onesthat have a direct and positive bearing on organizationalperformance. By extension, these practices have significantvalue in a public-sector context, helping to alignpublic-sector employees behind agency mission goals,driveimproved organizational performance, assist managers inengaging employees, and create the conditions necessaryto retain high-value federal employees over the long term.As government agencies endeavor to comply with therequirements of HCAAF (and with future performanceand accountability requirements likely to be laid down bythe next administration), these communication best practiceswill be critical, not only in boosting employee alignmentand work productivity, but in enhancing organizationalagility and driving successful agency transformation.ReferencesPPS and Booz Allen Hamilton. Getting On Board: A Model forIntegrating and Engaging New Employees, May 2008.www.ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/download.php?id=128.PPS and ISPPI. The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government2007. bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/about/.Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Connecting Organizational Communicationto Financial Performance, 2003/2004 CommunicationROI Study, 2004.———. Secrets of Top Performers: How Companies withHighly Effective Communication Differentiate Themselves,2007/2008 Communication ROI Study, 2008.Wikipedia. Onboarding. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onboarding.THE PUBLIC MANAGER ✦ FALL 2008 75