In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Benest offers seven steps to building your own brand to promote your value as an employee.

ICMA and its partners thank all the current and past host governments of Local Government Management Fellows!

The bailouts and contractual bonuses paid to the private sector have redirected focus to how public sector employees, especially managers, are compensated.

See how agencies across America have used the latest tools and techniques to improve their workforces.

Local Government Excellence Awards - 2012...

This is a sample employee recognition program from the City of Dublin, OH. It awards regular full-time employees for their work in...

In 2009, the City of Sarasota undertook an initiative to redesign its medical plan by exploring changes to their third party administrator, plan features, employee contributions...

In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Benest offers some approaches to coping with a supervisor who is always looking over your shoulder.