Introduction

"Newly elected officials come into their roles from different backgrounds and occupations—and their first job is to find their place on the team responsible for establishing strategic community policy. While they each have different issues that they plan to tackle, their team vision will be essential to success.

How City Managers Can Help

City managers can help newly elected officials step into their new roles and be effective members of the team with this valuable resource from ICMA and the National League of Cities.

About the E-Book

Leading Your Community: A Guide for Local Elected Leaders is a quick and easy-to-understand introduction to the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of local elected officials. This e-book provides a framework to help the newly elected official strengthen his/her effectiveness as an individual leader and as a member of the local leadership team.

Strategies for Leadership

This e-book provides strategies to help local elected leaders broaden their leadership perspective to be able to anticipate new challenges while maintaining attention to day-to-day service needs.