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Leadership

The leadership role of local government managers is to create and maintain resilient and livable communities through the power of engaging with and inspiring others to participate in developing, achieving, articulating, and embodying a shared set of values, shared sense of purpose, and shared vision of the desired community outcome.  

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What Chipping Paint Taught Me About Finding Meaning at Work
Bill Howlett
Jul 28, 2017

An illustration on how powerful it is for people to have a clear understanding of their role and why it matters in the grand scheme of things.

PM Magazine
How We Lead Matters
July 23, 2017

10 Rules for Working Constructively with Governing Bodies

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Career Compass No. 56: The Paradoxes of Leadership
July 12, 2017

In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Frank Benest explores how to enhance your daily leadership practice.

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Football Pads for Community Engagement, Bad Idea?
Amanda Nagl
Jul 14, 2017

Our choice is in our role as local government officials—what will we choose to do? Ignore? Inform? Defend? Or will we host?

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The Confidence Gap. Is it holding Women Back?
July 14, 2017

Advice for women leaders: don't take yourself out of the running for the top job because you think you're not ready.

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Generous Donation Elevates the I in ICMA
July 13, 2017

A gift from two advocates for professional local government management will advance ICMA's international professional development initiatives.

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Lessons in Local Government Leadership: Taking Risks to Learn and Grow
Jessica Kinser
Jul 11, 2017

Lessons from a mid-career manager on figuring out what is truly an “oops” and what is an interesting learning experience.

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ICMA University Certificate: Optimizing the Organization: If You Don't Know Where You're Going, Will Alternative Service Delivery Get You There?

Certificate for the July 27, 2017 Optimizing the Organization: If You Don't Know Where You're Going, Will Alternative Service Delivery Get You There? Workshop

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Q&A: Evanston, Illinois, Turns to Town Hall Meetings to Build Equity and Equality
July 6, 2017

Evanston set about doing intentional, focused, and good work around the issues of equity and empowerment, and committed to doing so in full conversation with the community.

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