In 2013, ICMA Executive Director Bob O’Neill wrote a special report on Leadership and the Profession. He, along with authors James Keene, John Nalbandian, Shannon Portillo, and James Svara, state that a local government professional can achieve a successful community through developing and sustaining organizational excellence. How does a community achieve such excellence? Through exceptional leadership and management from within.

The ICMA Leadership in Local Government E-Book Series provides professionals of all career stages with leadership best practices and tips to achieve organizational excellence. Each e-book includes a collection of articles written by thought leaders in and out of local government and focus on three main areas of leadership and management: (1) managing yourself, (2) leading and managing others, and (3) leading teams and change. 

Part 1 of the E-Book Series, Managing Yourself in Local Government, will take you through the different levels of personal effectiveness: communication and listening, collaboration and influencing, time management and planning, and effective strategies for local government leaders. These four fundamentals for any successful leader will get you one step closer to a successful community.

Download Managing Yourself in Local Government today!