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.

As baby boomer managers continue to retire, there are fewer Generation X professionals (those born between 1964 and 1977) prepared to fill their positions.

When public organizations are in crisis, the ailments are predictable: budget problems, compliance issues, communications failures, and broken public trust.

On a day-to-day basis, public leaders are skilled at providing services to other public organizations and to the residents they serve

Find out people's worst listening (or not listening!) habits and what can be done about them.

It's worth it to start each day with a positive intention and then notice what happens to your day.

The story of a public-private-partnership, comprised of five entities all working towards the goal of a state-of-the-art community center.