One of the most unsettling occurrences for a city or county manager is a change in the majority of elected officials.

These individuals and groups are the donors for either or both the Fund for Professional Management and the Life, Well Run Campaign.

When I, asked City Manager Jim Keene if I could go to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to shadow City Manager Lee Feldman, Jim stopped and asked, “Spring break on the city’s dime?”

In honor of ICMA's 100th anniversary, join us in our ongoing efforts to advocate professional management by supporting the Life, Well Run campaign.

Resources for improving organizational structure.

Today’s managers have the exciting opportunity to create more effective and highly valued local governments than ever before.

The vast bulk of our institutions—governmental, educational, corporate, political—are not built for flux.