Learn the most important element of life and government: the art of building trust. Does the public trust your team? Do your team members trust each other? If the answer is “yes,” the policy processes we lead move faster, more efficiently, and cost less. If the answer is “no,” even the simplest of decisions take too long, cause dissension, and cost too much. We move at the speed of trust! With every interaction, you...

This webinar will help participants better understand the variety of programs available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as well as the Inflation Reduction Act. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)–also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law–authorizes $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending across more than 380 federal programs. Of that, approximately $650 billion reauthorizes existing funding, an...

Make meetings your superpower and run the scoreboard of leadership. Do you feel like you need to drag people to meetings? Do you feel like some meetings will never end? Do you struggle at times to see the value of meeting? Are more people on their devices than engaged? It doesn’t have to be this way. Learn the simple strategies to transform your meetings into engaging and productive wins for the team. Understand the pitfalls of meetings....

Develop and activate your vision and strategy to achieve organizational excellence This workshop is built upon the belief that the purpose of your vision and strategic plan is to achieve organizational excellence and define your future within the context of your local situation. We will discuss how to assess your vision and strategic plan and how to cascade it effectively and successfully throughout the organization. Learn a simple, but compel...

We live in an ever-changing VUCA world. The future of local government will contain opportunities that have yet to be considered and leaders that will need to think strategically and creatively to prepare for and take advantage of these opportunities. This workshop provides the environment and tools to engage with fellow local government leaders – collectively contemplating the opportunities and workforce changes needed to provide excell...

We all want to support our teammates, however, it can be difficult when that teammate is never there to help carry the load. We all struggle to ensure that our personal life does not impact our professional life, but it seems consistently more difficult to separate the two. Caregivers get calls to pick up a sick child; an employee that owns rental properties gets a call about a pipe bursting; the boss needs to have knee surgery and is out for...

Local government can be very bureaucratic in nature, especially in large organizations. How can we avoid getting bogged down in red tape and ensure that our organization is fast and flexible? One way to do this is to drive leadership down. By educating, empowering, and enabling employees to make decisions, leaders allow small and agile teams to lift their organization to the next level. Join us on October 20, for a 90-minute webinar where you...

For 107 years, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Annual Conference is where thousands of local government management professionals have gathered to share and get new ideas, strategies, resources, and solutions for managing local governments in today’s complex environment. The 2022 ICMA Annual Conference will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC), 400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215. With four da...

Organizational culture is critical to a team’s success – 65% of employees stay in their job because they like their workplace culture. If your team doesn’t have the best culture, the return to the workplace is a great time to make some necessary improvements to start attracting and retaining the best talent. Join us on September 8, for a 90-minute webinar where you will learn how to make necessary improvements to start attrac...

There are five generations in the workforce today – from the Traditionalists born in the 1940s, to Gen Zers born after 2001. The changes in technology and society have been drastic, which plays a role in how work colleagues from different generations interact with each other. It is important to understand who you are and who your teammates are, in order to ensure that they have job satisfaction and are working productively as a team. Joi...