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Do you know a community hero, like Sergeant Saemi Kitchens of Prince William County, Va., or Warren Gaskill, a recycling operator in Rockville, Md.? These dedicated public servants work with professional local government managers to keep your city, town or county running smoothly every day. If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents…

ICMA is offering two scholarships for ICMA members to attend the 2017 Harvard Senior Executive program.

The key to giving and getting gratitude is knowing who to thank, when to thank them, and how to do it.

A facilitated performance review can strengthen the governance team and the relationship between manager and council.

Roswell, Georgia<br />Attracting and retaining top-notch employees is a high priority for Roswell, Georgia City Administrator Kay Love and her staff. The local government measures its success in excellent customer service both internally and externally and having low employee turnover is one key metric. In order to get great results, the management team uses a number of…

Engaging employees -- where they are energized by your organization -- may be a matter of making work meaningful, building workplace trust, and being open to new ideas.

Here are six things leaders can do to create a culture of trust, and why they are important.