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November 2007 · Volume 89 · Number 10

A Blueprint for Building the Leadership Pipeline

The cascading impact that retirements have on leadership succession, the rising expectations among employees for development opportunities, and the need for increased leadership competencies at all levels of organizations are just some of the management challenges looming in the decade ahead. So where do you start to handle these challenges? Are better recruitment strategies the answer? Perhaps. But maybe the picture is not as bleak as it first appears, and you have more to work with than you realize. 
Theodore Voorhees,Stacey Poston, and Vickie Atkinson, Durham, North Carolina.
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Sabbaticals Really Are Special

Once city shares its experience with sabbaticals. 
Craig Smith, Winchester, Virginia.
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New and Valuable: University Partnerships

Read abut the model of collaboration that exists between local government practitioners and a university to develop leadership talent. 
P. Michael Paules, San Gabriel, California.
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Council-Manager Relations: Finding Respectable Ground*

Here's what is important in understanding the relationship between the council and the manager. 
Gary O'Connell, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Why Records Management Matters*

Do you know what will happen to your community's important documents when a disaster strikes? 
Bruce Dearstyne, Albany, New York.
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Ethics

Expert Witness Asked to Testify About Community Dispute
Retired Manager Considers Private Employment 

Letters*


On Retirement

Saver's Credit Offers Adds to Limited-Income Earners 

Commentary*

What Do Heroes Look Like? And, What Makes Them Heroes?
To Our Colleagues 

Profile

Roger Fraser 

FYI*

Polishing Your Presentation Skills 

Performance Matters

Performance Measurement—A Geographic Approach 



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