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How to Develop a Strong and Productive Mentor/Mentee Relationship

October 7, 2016 By Lydia Rossiter

Two people climbing mountain ridge, one assisting another over the top ridge.

A mentor/mentee relationship can be immensely rewarding for both people. But how do you get to know each other, build trust, have productive meetings, and continue to have a beneficial, ongoing connection? Jennifer and Lydia met through MMANC’s Credentialed Government Leader program, where Jennifer was Lydia’s mentor. Together they created tips for mentors/ mentees to […]

Filed Under: Career Planning, Communication, Grow, Human Resources, Lead, Managing People, Perspectives, Uncategorized Tagged With: career, career advancement, development, growth, mentoring

Register Today for the MMANC 66th Annual Conference

September 13, 2016 By Kim Castro

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The Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC) is proud to present the 66th Annual 2016 Annual Conference, to be held October 10-12, 2016 in Monterey, CA at the Marriott Monterey. The theme for this year’s event is Leading with Intention. The conference will feature the following sessions: Change Management, Navigating a Master Plan, Participatory Budgeting, […]

Filed Under: Events & Programs, SF/Peninsula/South Bay/Monterey Bay Tagged With: annual conference, cgl, communications, engagement, leadership, mmanc, Monterey, networking, professional development, public service

ICMA Coaching Program Update

July 1, 2016 By Frank Benest

Register now for best practices in career development at all levels Sign up yourself and your team for the free ICMA Coaching Program webinars to boost your career and talent development throughout your organization. Click on the registration links or go to http://icma.org/coachingwebinars. Here are the remaining webinars for calendar 2016. Successful Supervision and Leadership […]

Filed Under: Career Planning, Communication, Events & Programs, Grow, Human Resources, Lead, Managing People

Career Compass No. 50: Storytelling–A Powerful Way to Lead and Communicate

July 1, 2016 By Frank Benest

June 1, 2016 I’m a traffic engineer in a small midwestern city. I just had a difficult experience presenting a mobility safety plan to my city council. I did a lot of research on best practices to better protect pedestrians and bicyclists along a fairly busy street, while still maintaining reasonable traffic flow. As part […]

Filed Under: Career Planning, Communication, Govern, Grow, Human Resources, Lead, Managing People, Perspectives, Uncategorized

Winter Forum Draws Packed Audience in Foster City

March 4, 2016 By Erin Steffen

The 2016 MMANC Winter Forum drew a packed audience to the Foster City Recreation Center on Wednesday, February 24, with over 120 registrants amassing new ways to “Collaborate Across Communities.” The day’s agenda featured two CGL-certified courses – Leading with Emotional Intelligence  and Managing Human and Fiscal Resources – as well as sessions on The […]

Filed Under: Events & Programs, Places, SF/Peninsula/South Bay/Monterey Bay Tagged With: awards, cgl, collaboration, mmanc, winter forum

How the Credentialed Government Leader (CGL) Program Can Advance Your Career

February 8, 2016 By Lydia Rossiter

  When I talk to my colleagues, I sometimes get asked what is the most valuable training I have taken. I have to say hands down the most valuable has been the Credentialed Government Leader Program through MMANC. With the Winter Forum coming up at the end of February which offers two great CGL courses, […]

Filed Under: Career Planning, Events & Programs, Grow Tagged With: assessment, cgl, coaching, icma, leadership, skills, training

2016 Winter Forum: Collaborating Across Communities

January 31, 2016 By Marissa King

This year’s annual event is focused on Collaborating Across Communities, and will feature sessions on Emotional Intelligence*,  Managing Human and Fiscal Resources*, Creative Problem Solving, and a behind the scenes look at “the Big Event” (the Super Bowl). *Indicates Certified Government Leader (CGL) approved courses The event will take place in Foster City, on Thursday, […]

Filed Under: Events & Programs, Grow, Places, SF/Peninsula/South Bay/Monterey Bay Tagged With: cgl, collaboration, emotional intelligence, finance, foster city, human resources, winter forum

MMANC Event on Creating Sustainable Communities: How local and regional governments are combatting climate change

December 28, 2015 By Melissa Kuehne

Governor Brown’s participation in the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Paris highlighted California as a leader in climate change and sustainability efforts. A recent op-ed in the Sacramento Bee from Chris McKenzie, Executive Director of the League of California Cities and Matt Cate, Executive Director of the California State Association of Counties […]

Filed Under: Construct, Events & Programs, Grow, Plan, Planning & Land Use, Sacramento/Tahoe/Shasta Cascades, Transportation & Parking, Water & Wastewater Tagged With: climate change, infrastructure, sacog, sacramento, sustainability, transportation

MMANC Podcast: All About CGL

December 2, 2015 By Admin

Former city manager Greg Larson (Los Gatos and Milpitas) sits down with International City/County Management Association (ICMA) State Liaison and former city manager Dave Mora (Salinas) to talk about the Credentialed Government Leader (CGL) Program. The CGL Program is a unique credentialing program supported by ICMA, the Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC) and […]

Filed Under: Events & Programs, Grow, Places, Sacramento/Tahoe/Shasta Cascades Tagged With: career growth, cgl, credentialing, development, podcast

Bondtacular Event is Spectacular

November 24, 2015 By Kim Castro

On November 19, 2015 MMANC (Region 1) organized an event called “BONDTACULAR, Sustainable Future with Bonds” which was hosted by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, the City of Mountain View and Stifel. Stifel provided an expert overview on many technical themes from financing options available to fund infrastructure to the intricacies of the municipal […]

Filed Under: Events & Programs, Finance & Taxation, Govern, Places, SF/Peninsula/South Bay/Monterey Bay Tagged With: ballot measures, bonds, event, networking

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