Overview Free ICMA Coaching Webinar | Recording available to registrants All managers will experience disruption in their organizations. Learn tools to help the organization “reset” when everything is falling apart. Learn about coaching, mentorship, and professional development tools that are available as well as tips on communication strategies, team-building exercises, and training programs to help rebuild the organization. Pre-r...

The 2023 ICMA Annual Conference is an Opportunity for All Those in Local Government, Anywhere in the World, to Come Together! The 2023 International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Annual Conference will be held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. ICMA will bring local government professionals from around the world together for unparalleled leadership and professional development, networking, and best-inclass programming y...

In this free SheLeadsGov webinar, ICMA and Strategic Partner Cigna bring together accomplished local government women leaders to share their unique journeys and lessons learned. During this webinar, we will delve into the core themes that impact women in their careers, addressing pertinent issues such as leadership development, work-life balance, overcoming gender biases, negotiating for success, personal branding, and fostering inclusive work...

Join ICMA Strategic Partner MissionSquare for a webinar covering best practices for local government financial wellness programs. While an increasing share of public agencies are offering financial wellness programs to their employees, interest in such programs is far higher. This is not surprising, considering significant financial worries stemming from market volatility and inflation. A recent survey by MissionSquare Research Institute sheds...

Join ICMA's Strategic Partner MissionSquare for a webinar covering their recent research on recruitment and retention in local government. MissionSquare Research Institute will share recent survey, case study, and focus group research and discuss key insights for local government workforce planning in 2023 and beyond. From evolving economic conditions to increased competition for skilled employees to optimizing compensation packages, local gov...

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...

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...