City Management: Keys to Success

At last, a good book about one of the most exciting career opportunities available in the country today – city management.

It is an exciting and rewarding career because all the great issues our society – crime, pollution, urban sprawl, economic development, traffic congestion, race relations and terrorism – are concentrated in our cities. City managers dealing with these issues are in a unique position to make a positive difference in the lives of people in their communities.

This book will:

• Help the reader evaluate city management as a career
• Explain the educational and work experience needed to become a city manager
• Give helpful tips that will allow the reader to have a long and successful career in city management
• Explain how to deal effectively with hate groups
• Explain how the news media works and how to deal with them
• Identify the danger signs of a city manager in trouble
• Gently guide the reader through losing a city manager’s job and starting over
• Help the reader prepare mentally for retirement.

The book is a must read for anyone who has – or wants – a management position in the public sector.