Authors' note:The authors would like to acknowledge the helpful contributions to this article by Daniel Ray, who is a human resource analyst in the Workforce Planning and Performance Division of the Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Administration.Through its workforce and succession planning efforts, Pennsylvania is committed to proactively identifying, preparing for and maintaining pools of well-trained and motivated state government employees to assume critical positions of leadership. But the concept of leadership extends beyond senior-level positions within agencies. The goal in Pennsylvania is to improve leadership capabilities in every work unit and to encourage all employees to use their skills to build stronger teams. Leadership at all levels means equipping employees with the tools, skills and expectations to communicate effectively and foster leadership at every organizational level. Leadership at all levels ensures that no lack of business continuity results from staff departures such as retirements, resignations, promotions or reassignments or other situations in which an individual is unable to or unwilling to continue his or her role within an organization.As a follow-up to the case study "Pennsylvania's Changing Workforce: Planning Today With Tomorrow's Vision" (Public Personnel Management, Vol. 33, No. 4, Winter 2004), this article advances workforce planning and details the manner in which the commonwealth actualizes sound succession planning principles and practices.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's has more than 12.2 million citizens, placing it among the eight most populous states. The number of state full-time salaried employ ees under the Governor's jurisdiction Consists oj75,623 as offuly 1, 2004, and 321 salaried part-time and more than 4,800 wage part-time employees. The average age of the full-time permanent salaried workforce is 45 years, with an average length of service of 13 years. Seventy percent of state workers are covered by a merit system, and 83 percent are represented by one of 20 authorized unions. State workers under the Governor's jurisdiction work in 34 primary agencies and scores of smaller boards and commissions. Recent workforce-related awards include the National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE); Eugene H. Rooney, Jr. Program Award of Merit for the Human Resource Management Trainee Program
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