In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Frank Benest explains the traits of high-performing teams, how to build them, and what they are capable of accomplishing.

Management and leadership must go hand-in-hand for a local government manager to be truly effective.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul´s capital city in southern Brazil, has a consolidated culture of popular participation in its administration.

All of us know genuine leaders and probably a few phony ones.

On a day-to-day basis, public leaders are skilled at providing services to other public organizations and to the residents they serve

We asked our Members about the hardest thing they've ever done as a City Manager.

“International” is the first word in ICMA. My goal for ICMA has been to try to promote international as normal, not as something special. In the past few years, the ICMA Executive Board has made some changes to integrate the international aspect of the organization.

If learning in the workplace is critical in an organization's effort to adapt to accelerating change, what is the role of leaders in promoting continuous learning?