In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Frank Benest explains the traits of high-performing teams, how to build them, and what they are capable of accomplishing.

Management and leadership must go hand-in-hand for a local government manager to be truly effective.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul´s capital city in southern Brazil, has a consolidated culture of popular participation in its administration.

All of us know genuine leaders and probably a few phony ones.

A first time CAO called to seek advice on how to use good governance principles with the council.