![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/106040_Feat2_ALT_fmt.jpg?itok=8xmM8Pra)
Contractual arrangements that simply involve a local government buying services from another government, nonprofit, or private entity were not considered in this article.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/106041_iStock_000044268446_Full_fmt.jpg?itok=uNRmS-wl)
We asked our Members to share the biggest lesson they've learned in the past year.
Want to find out more about the county form of government? A summary of results from ICMA’s 2014 survey can be just what you need.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/106044_iStock_000037291694_Full_fmt.jpg?itok=soPeksqG)
Authors of this article agree with PM author Kevin Desouza that no engagement with residents is better than bad engagement, but they argue that it is desirable to keep experimenting because the goal is to make progress, not to achieve perfection.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/106045_wiggly-arrow-three-arowheads-6283282.jpg?itok=YEpxv2Dx)
My hypothesis is that the local government model is not working, and managers need to change that model.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/106047_iStock_000053994192_Full_fmt.jpg?itok=9OB78Qvd)
Priorities to guide management decisions in response to an economic upturn.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/106048_Negotiation%20skills%20th0735FPLZ.jpg?itok=Ph2_AdPy)
To help individuals maximize their bargaining prowess at work and in life, here are seven strategies for emerging victorious in any negotiation: