ICMA's commitment to the future of the profession will ensure that the next generation continues its legacy to the communities its members serve.

The E5 Academy is a City of Decatur leadership develpment program created by employees for employees.

Each month, young professionals and students will share their stories and experiences.

Nashville has a program--the first of its kind in the country--that takes the long view on building connections, trust and leadership among new Americans.

In this issue, Dr. Frank Benest explains how accountability is an ongoing conversation in the relationship between manager employee or staff team.

As managers and senior staffers have begun to retire in greater numbers, we at ICMA are seeing more new faces at our annual conferences, at our Regional Summits, and on our membership rosters.

On Friday, October 21, local government aficionados across the nation met, engaged, colored, connected, and tweeted at one of six ELGL ‘pop-up’ conferences.