The Aug. 8 editorial on returning to the workplace, “At last,” was one-sided. Leaders and managers have a lot more to do in bringing federal staff back to the workplace than just bringing staff back. Leaders and managers need to make it a better workplace than before, such as no more firing-squad Monday 8 a.m. meetings, no more passes for bad managerial behavior, better resources for getting the job done, meaningful and persistent collaboration between leaders and staff, and building cultures of learning.
