2016 Center for Army Leadership Annual Survey of Army Leadership (CASAL): Army Civilian Leader Findings

Abstract

CASAL is the Armys annual survey to assess the quality of leadership and leader development. 2016 findings are based on responses from 3,206 Army Civilians. This eighth year of the survey with the inclusion of Army Civilians has additional coverage on organizational citizenship behaviors within teams. Army Civilian leaders surpass a benchmark of 75 effective on 9 of 13 leader attributes. The 4 below 75 include:Total Fitness, Innovation, Interpersonal Tact, and Warrior Ethos/Service Ethos. Seven of the 10 leadership competencies from doctrine fall 5-10 below the acceptable level, while an eighth, Develops Others, could improve by 20 to reach the benchmark. Up to 9 of civilian leaders demonstrate more counterproductive than productive leadership behaviors. Two-thirds of civilian leaders rate their work experiences (68 ) and self-development (69 ) effective in developing them for increased leadership responsibility; a lack of upward job mobility is cited as a reason why levels are not higher. 76 of recent graduates of Army Civilian education courses rate the education quality as good or very good. Two-thirds or fewer graduates rate their most recent course effective at improving their leadership capabilities. Engagement is a measure of initiative and productivity, and is higher among civilian managers and first line supervisors than non-supervisory employees. Army Civilian engagement exceeds military leaders on items that reflect job latitude, perceived importance of duties, and team collaboration, but is less favorable on items that reflect active support by superiors for leader development. Four-fifths of civilians agree team members exhibit organizational citizenship behaviors that promote positive working environments. One-third of civilian leaders report workload stress as a serious problem, with unit personnel shortages cited as a key reason. Results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) corroborate several CASAL findings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2017
Accession Number
AD1056630

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  • Jon J. Fallesen
  • Katelyn J. Cavanaugh
  • Rachell L. Jones
  • Ryan P. Riley

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  • ICF International

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Information Science
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
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  • Surveys
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Workload

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