Agency Report

National Endowment for the Arts

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 28 Small Agencies

2019 Engagement Score
78.8

Change from 2018
6.2

Mission

To give Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities.

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	5 of 28	6.2	78.8	72.6	80.5	85.9	69.3	69.4	65.5	65.0	65.3	76.1	72.7	61.3	61.8

Category	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005
Effective Leadership	12 of 28	-1.5	58.9	60.4	70.7	69.9	60.6	51.8	53.6	53.0	50.1	62.7	58.1	48.1	50.1
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	12 of 28	0.3	53.9	53.6	69.0	60.0	48.0	43.6	47.4	45.7	44.2	57.1	58.1	46.0	50.0
Effective Leadership: Fairness	20 of 28	-4.9	53.2	58.1	70.2	67.4	62.7	55.4	49.2	51.6	48.4	54.9	53.0	39.0	39.7
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	18 of 28	-10.2	45.4	55.6	69.0	60.8	50.2	39.3	46.1	42.0	34.5	57.4	49.7	34.6	33.3
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	7 of 28	8.3	77.9	69.6	73.4	85.2	76.3	66.6	66.5	68.2	69.5	74.7	69.1	67.2	72.2
Employee Skills–Mission Match	4 of 28	1.8	84.9	83.1	91.8	90.8	79.5	79.8	79.6	78.7	78.4	79.5	81.4	79.3	49.3
Pay	7 of 28	-1.2	69.8	71.0	70.5	75.8	68.8	58.1	54.9	57.1	72.5	70.4	62.5	63.4
Strategic Management	17 of 28	-1.5	62.3	63.8	72.9	65.3	58.5	59.1	63.8	61.3	59.5	68.0	63.1	57.2	58.3
Teamwork	19 of 28	-5.9	70.5	76.4	83.7	80.1	72.3	68.3	70.9	73.5	62.6	74.4	76.2	71.7	69.9
Innovation	11 of 28	3.7	69.4	65.7	80.8	80.0	70.9	62.8	68.0	67.7	65.9	72.0
Training and Development	12 of 28	8.5	63.7	55.2	73.2	70.2	62.4	59.0	57.0	54.6	53.4	60.2	66.4	59.0	66.5
Work–Life Balance	12 of 28	2.0	67.3	65.3	78.6	78.1	67.1	68.1	71.7	64.5	67.4	77.7	76.6	72.1	68.4
Support for Diversity	20 of 28	-0.1	56.5	56.6	64.8	66.0	59.0	56.2	63.9	55.5	56.4	57.9	61.0	43.1	54.0
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	15 of 28	0.0	51.1	51.1	63.9	60.1	52.9	45.9	48.6	48.3	47.6	56.4	57.7	51.7	55.6

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