By Cheryl Horvath, Fire Chief, Mountain Vista Fire District, Arizona Recently I was chatting with a number of public safety women regarding the lack of sufficient numbers of women in fire and law enforcement. A number of us who have been in the public safety arena for many years expressed frustration over a common piece [...]
It’s not because they’re inherently harsher leaders than men, but because they often respond to sexism by trying to distance themselves from other women. By Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University There are two dominant cultural ideas about the role women play in helping other women advance at work, and they [...]
Just Give Me Five: The Rules of Engagement for Women in Networking By Leelannee K. Malin, PhD - Principal & CEO, Malin PR I received a group email from an associate whom I had collaborated on several projects. We run in similar political, business and social circles. The email shared some job opportunities available within her network. She [...]
The League of Women in Government sends healing thoughts and prayers to the LGBT community, the families of the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, FL, and the family of musical artist Christina Grimmie who was also tragically shot in Orlando this past weekend. #LessHateMoreLove
By Aubrey Hale, President, Ohio State University ICMA Student Chapter It is no secret that the nation’s most experienced leaders in local government are fast approaching retirement. Succession planning and recruitment efforts have been amplified to ensure local governments will be able to provide the best possible service to citizens in the future. Focus on [...]
By Frank Benest, ICMA Liaison for Next Generation Initiatives I’m a mid-career manager in a large water district. The division team that I supervise is involved in water conservation and recycling programs. I also lead several project teams involving internal and external groups. During my career, I’ve participated on a few great-achieving teams and some [...]
Growing the power of women in the workforce is about more than fairness. It could add trillions to our economy, and a new report shows the way. by Julia Burrows, Director of the Governing Institute (Reposted from Governing.com) Every revolution begins with a desire for fundamental change. Ideas are debated, options narrowed, strategy planned and [...]
Guest Blogger Linda Kelly on the Top 10 Reasons Why.......... By Linda Kelly, Town Manager - Windsor, CA In honor of Mother’s Day 2016 and our Guest Blogger's 10th year as a city manager (and with deepest apologies to David Letterman), here are the Top Ten Reasons why moms rock as city and county managers, police [...]
By Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University In their blog post, “New Research Shows Success Doesn’t Make Women Less Likable,” Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman conclude from their analysis of assessments of men and women leaders who have come through their leadership program that “likeability and success actually go together remarkably [...]
By Cheryl Hilvert, Management and Leadership Consultant & Former City Manager, Ohio As I look back on 31 years of local government service I am both pleased, and humbled, by the importance of the work that we people do, the people I have met, and all the many things I learned along the way. While [...]