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November 2007 · Volume 89 · Number 10
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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Once city shares its experience with sabbaticals.
Craig Smith, Winchester, Virginia.
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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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2007 ICMA Annual Awards
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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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