Local government and the management profession can be dominated by stories about crime, tragedy, and trauma. It’s important for media sources and publications—including this magazine—to tell the positive stories of management resilience, renewal, and recovery that are taking place around the world.

Public Management (PM) published 147 articles in print and online during calendar year 2015. I’ve selected 11 articles (I couldn’t pick just 10!) as my favorites for the year.

We've got 10 ICMA-approved gifts for the local government professional in your life...

In this post, we interviewed Amy J.P. McEwan, deputy county administrator of Lake County, Illinois.

Here are several articles on leadership topics pulled from various local government resources to start off your work week.