Heather Worthington shares on her Harvard Kennedy School experience.

If you want a more engaging experience this year, we suggest the following.

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World’s leading international event for appointed local government officials takes place at the Kansas City Convention Center, September 25-28, 2016.

Below are some of the key takeaways for successful supervision and leadership in local government from three local government managers.

ICMA has created a series of podcasts with insights from local government leaders on how to create a Life, Well Run. Host Rob Carty, ICMA’s director of career services and next generation initiatives provides a narrative for Local Gov Life that guides listeners through each episode and can give aspiring local government leaders a great idea of how…

Raleigh, North Carolina<br />An innovative mobile phone application is helping the city of Raleigh, N.C., use crowdsourced data to respond to business and resident complaints about downtown cleanliness. The solution required teamwork among no less than four city departments but has already proven valuable by reducing litter complaints, providing hard data for budget decisions, and consolidating cleanliness…

We are so excited about the success of the first Life, Well Run photo contest that we decided to share some of the contestant entries here. Take a look at the future of local government and feel the energy and passion they have for the profession. Some contestants even submitted more than one photo/project. We…

To develop successful leaders, organizations must know what competencies are critical to leadership success.