All Episodes

The Glue that Binds Better Together: A Conversation with Pennsylvania's Councils of Government

APMM Series: Sandra Zadell and John Ernst: Affordable for Whom? Managers on the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis

So this is goodbye....Closing a chapter on Generation on the Rise

APMM Series: The Role of Emergency Management: From a Title on Paper to a Mature Agency

A 25-Year Relationship, Expressed in Three Words: How safety culture rests on wellness and connection.

APMM SERIES: What Does a Four-Star Restaurant Have to Do With Local Government? Unreasonable Hospitality in Public Service

The Stories We Carry: On James C. Scott and the Art of Not Being Governed

Generation on the Rise: Marbles in the Pocket

Who Decides What a Place is Worth? Guests Christa Breum Amhøj, and John Diamond

APMM Series: Who Really Shapes the Future of a Place? with Erin Trone and Keri (MIller) Kenepp

APMM Series: What Happens When a Community Wants to Change its Local Government?

Finding Your Place: Why Boroughs Demand Everything. A conversation with Maggie Dobbs

Free Agency in Local Government: A conversation with Brad Gotshall about protection, advocacy and reputation.

Crisis as the New Normal - Management Under Pressure with Jeffrey Stonehill

Heavy Lies the Crown - The Managers Toughest Job

Inform, Respect, Deliver: Local Government Managers in the Policy Arena

When Loyalty Gets Complicated in Local Government - Generation on the Rise shows us some heat!

Strategic Planning: From Vision to the Cross-offable Action

Generation on the Rise: Navigating Bias in Local Government

Generation on the Rise: Work Life Balance

Generation on the Rise - How to Shape Your Team

APMM Series: Everybody’s Hometown: How Media Borough Built a Sense of Place with Brittany Forman

APMM Series - City Managers as Deliberative Systems Leaders with Martín Carcasson

Conditions for Change: What it Takes to Move......a team, an organization, a local government.

Back from ICMA in Tampa - and a Deep Dive on Trust, Boundaries, and the Human Side of Leadership

APMM Series: Mapping our Path to Sustainable Communities with Sara Gibson, Bailey Rocco and Kate Robeson Grubb

Generation on the Rise - Episode 2 - Networking, Mentorship, and the Art of Going There

Generation on the Rise — Episode 1 - The New Normal: Why We Chose Local Government

APMM SERIES: Lessons from Town Gown Leaders Nicole Sipos, Rebecca DeSantis-Randall and Jessica Whitely

The Limits of Empathy - A Book Discussion about Paul Bloom's book "Against Empathy"

APMM 2025 Roundtable Series - Southeastern Dispatch with John Ernst, Amanda Lafty and Dave Burman

APMM 2025 Series - Western Roundtable Dispatch - Greg Primm, Kristen Denne and Seth Abrams

Mike Baumwoll on why human-connected communication matters in local government.

Everyday Resistance & Local Power: Exploring James C. Scott with Mike Rowe

APMM Series: She Leads - Not by Accident: Stephanie Mason, Amy Farkas, Stephanie Teoli Kuhls & Amanda Serock

APMM Series: The Return of the Managers: Reckoning with the Pennsylvania Exception: A conversation with Municipal Managers who left Pennsylvania

APMM Series: Pre-Conference Chat with Dan Santoro, APMM President and Sara Gibson, Conference Chair.

APMM SERIES: Navigating the Status of the Profession: Insights from Tom Fountaine, David Kratzer Jr and George Needles

Adaptive Thinking and Leadership in Policing with Lou Hayes Jr. and Gary Wong

Coaxing Out Potential: Coaching Teams and Leaders with Yaron Prywes

APMM Series: The Life and Times of Larry Comunale

APMM SERIES: As the Board Turns: Lessons in Board Transitions and Leadership with Scott Hutt and Sara Gibson

AI in local government: A conversation with Joe Mench

Bring your ideas and expertise to life: A conversation with Ghostwriter Emily Crookston

APMM Series: Navigating the Crossroads: Crandall Jones on Career Transitions in City Management

APMM Series: When Tradition Meets Transformation: A conversation with Rick Kane

APMM Series: From Volunteer to Career: Evolving Fire Services in Northampton Township with Robert Pellegrino and Adam Selisker

Fire Services: A conversation with Bert Brugghemans about decision making in crises

APMM Series: Stephanie Teoli Kuhls and Sandra Zadell on labor relations and the path from conflict to collaboration..

APMM Series: A conversation with Peter Buck about Local Government's Role in Climate Action

APMM Series: Zoning and Community Health: A Deep Dive with Ben Estell and R.J. Susko

Crisis leadership and the evolving landscape of emergency services: A conversation with Paresh Wankhade

APMM SERIES: A conversation with Jerry Ozog about Leadership in Emergency Services

Voices from the APMM 2024 Conference

Crisis Governance: A conversation with Hugo Marynissen

Dustin Hinkel on funding disaster mitigation and recovery

APMM SERIES: The Future of Local Government: A Conversation with Amanda Serock and David Pribulka

Ray Patchett on the 8 Traits of High Performing Teams

A city manager's travels abroad, a conversation with Peter Marshall

Claudia Arriaga, Aaron Siko, Dave Pribulka and Brad Gotshall on Technology Challenges in Local Government

Christa Breum Amhøj, Pam Adams, Jim Price; Sustainable Futures and Local Government (Across the Pond Series)

Mike Rowe and Chief Ronald Comacho; Small Changes, Big Impact: Shifting the Focus in Policing (Across the Pond Series)

Busting HR Myths (Series) with Kim Nash #5 The Younger Generation Lacks Work Ethics & #6 HR is Easy, Anyone Can Do It!

Busting HR Myths (Series) with Kim Nash #3 Orgs that Pay get the best employees & #4 HR is a Scapegoat

The Impact of National Issues on Local Politics and the Role of City Manager with John Kincaid, Bev Cigler and Matt Candland

Busting HR Myths (Series) with Kim Nash: #1 HR is Evil & #2 Post It (and they will come)

Tremayne Terry and Jarvis Brown on Supplier Diversity: Linking Prime Contractors to Small Business to Build Sustainable Communities

Chief John String on dynamic models of policing and public safety

Jim Oher - Rethinking EAPs and why we resist them.

Ray Patchett (Part 2) High performing teams and organizations

Ray Patchett on High Performing Teams(Part 1)

Chad Bruckner on leadership, public service and the path to purpose

Chief David Steffen on regional policing and a culture that sustains high performance

#31 - Technology, ego and a culture of safety with Chief Roland Camacho and Jeffrey Stonehill

#30 - Professor Kincaid and Nicole Beckett on the Meyner Center for Local Governments and how federalism shapes government today

#29 - Dr. Mandie Cantlin on building public trust in local government

#28 - Relationships across sectors with Sandra Zadell and Dr. Adam Kuczynski

#27 - Drs. John Diamond, Sarah L Young and Thomas Bryer on Building relationships with local governments and nonprofits

#26 - Eric Norenberg on scaling local government services

#25 - Ralph "Hutch" Hutchison - the art of calm in a sea of change.

#24 - Jerry Andree and Dan Santoro on the art of relationship building and regional projects

#23 - Tom Vernau - Through the lens of a municipal manager

#22 - Re-imagining public service with Ben Kafferlin and Lisa Hagberg

#21 - Women Who Lead with Amy Farkas, Nicole Beckett, Centrice Martin, Dr. Bev Cigler and Erin Trone

#20 - Seth Higgins on looking at local government through the lens of process

#19 - Is there such a thing as neutrality in professional municipal management? A conversation with Matt Candland and Dave Pribulka

#18 - How to negotiate a manager contract with Ron Wagenmann and Larry Comunale

#17 - Ernie McNeely - Leveraging process in local government

#16 - Tom Fountaine on Community Engagement

#15 - The Lansdale Story - with Dan Dunigan, Matt West, Timi Kirchner, John Ernst and John Mizerak

#14 - The Art of Obtaining Grants with Dr. Bev Cigler, John Mizerak and David Kratzer

#13 - Matt Candland - Where collective bargaining with police goes wrong and other challenges in municipal management today

#12 - Mark Stivers on people and places that make a difference

#11 - Ken Battin on a better connection between municipal and emergency services

#10 - Keith Hite on reimagining the future of a state association

#9 - Dan Zimmerman on regionalization and a diverse development portfolio

#8 - Joe Mench on how to create a one-stop customer service center

#7 - Erin Trone shares how Trader Joe's came to town

#6 - Let data into the game! A conversation with Bradley Gotshall

#5 - Marita Kelley - Public Servant, servant leader