Local government plays a key role in helping people have great lives. We have to deal with so many complex challenges in our community. And we have the training, the tools, and the people to be help resolve those challenges.

The ability to be agile—to sense, decide, and act quickly—will replace strategy as the key driver of organizational success in the future.

Any time you have the opportunity to impact people's lives in a positive fashion on a daily basis, it brings meaning to what you do.

Resiliency—the ability to learn from a difficult situation—is a key trait of effective leadership.

Find out how holding prize competitions can be a new approach to solving local government problems.

Real change in a policing organization can derive from changes in organizational culture.

Throughout her career, Alma Janabajab, management analyst, Santa Barbara County, California, has enjoyed making connections and bringing people together. Alma spoke with ICMA about her professional background, starting out in local government, and what she hopes to accomplish as president of the Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC).

Several important steps could help the federal government collaborate with state and local governments.