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...

Join us on July 28 and 29 for a virtual learning event for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officers (or those doing the work without the title), and local government professionals interested in ideas and institutions to deepen strategies, shape actions, and create solutions. This two-day event will take deep dives on everything equity from allocations to zones where attendees can expect inspiration and encouragement to move from discourse to...

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...

Applying an equity lens to program data, one of the most surprising realizations is that each and every program offered has an opportunity to be transformed, reimagined, and evolved to increase equity. Layering on that program data, program insights capture the knowledge and ideas of your organization providing a pathway to action. Although the equity goals of various organizations are different, they all share a vision for change, which is a...

Applying an equity lens to program data, one of the most surprising realizations is that each and every program offered has an opportunity to be transformed, reimagined, and evolved to increase equity. Layering on that program data, program insights capture the knowledge and ideas of your organization providing a pathway to action. Although the equity goals of various organizations are different, they all share a vision for change, which is a...

Politics and government go hand in hand, you cannot have a democratic election without political discussions on the current issues of the time. We all see these issues differently based on our viewpoints. Managers typically make decisions based on data and facts, while politicians might make decisions based on connections to constituent groups or ideological views. The differences in how administrators and policymakers interact are even more h...

We’ve all seen it play out through the media – a community leader does a poor job of relaying the message about a difficult issue and the community reacts through protests, tense town hall meetings, and angry comments on social media. Engagement with residents is about skill sets, but it is also an art. Communities that do it well are often seen as eutopias and those that do it poorly are labeled dystopias. Join us on April 14, for...

Join ICMA and a panel of data-driven equity experts as they dive into how you can optimize one of the most powerful tools for influencing change, the budget. By being guided by data and program-level insights, you can repurpose and reprogram your organization to achieve foundational results that result in thriving, equity-focused community outcomes. Stop by on April 12, for a 90-minute webinar that will help you rethink your budgeting strategy.

Focused on building your personal and professional resilience, the 2022 ICMA Regional Conferences are dedicated to enhancing your ability to bounce-back and thrive by offering new strategies, best practices, and creative solutions to some of the greatest challenges faced by your region. The local government management profession will gather in five regions across the U.S. and will give you every opportunity to build connections and strengthen...

Focused on building your personal and professional resilience, the 2022 ICMA Regional Conferences are dedicated to enhancing your ability to bounce-back and thrive by offering new strategies, best practices, and creative solutions to some of the greatest challenges faced by your region. The local government management profession will gather in five regions across the U.S. and will give you every opportunity to build connections and strengthen...