The survey found moderate levels among civilian supervisors regarding the following: Only 48% were satisfied with the priority the organization places on leader development and developmental training. A little over half (56%) agreed they are provided a real opportunity to improve their skills, less than half (43%) were satisfied with the availability of opportunities to expand the range of their skills (43%) and with developmental assignments that offer experience in other functions in the organization (39%), and less than half (46%) indicated they were satisfied with the way their supervisor creates or calls attention to leader development opportunities. Nearly eight out of ten (78%) agreed that supervisors/team leaders in their work unit support employee development. This is an interesting finding, because while the percentage of agreement is favorable, it is unclear how respondents conceptualized supervisor support for development. Opportunities to improve existing skills and to expand skills through developmental assignments and experiences are useful informal methods of development, but the ratings reflect much lower levels of civilian satisfaction (i.e. the points listed
The survey found moderate levels among civilian supervisors regarding the following: Only 48% were satisfied with the priority the organization places on leader development and developmental training. A little over half (56%) agreed they are provided a real opportunity to improve their skills, less than half (43%) were satisfied with the availability of opportunities to expand the range of their skills (43%) and with developmental assignments that offer experience in other functions in the organization (39%), and less than half (46%) indicated they were satisfied with the way their supervisor creates or calls attention to leader development opportunities. Nearly eight out of ten (78%) agreed that supervisors/team leaders in their work unit support employee development. This is an interesting finding, because while the percentage of agreement is favorable, it is unclear how respondents conceptualized supervisor support for development. Opportunities to improve existing skills and to expand skills through developmental assignments and experiences are useful informal methods of development, but the ratings reflect much lower levels of civilian satisfaction (i.e. the points listed