{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-351.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-leadership-skills-municipal-managers-need-now-JN4fmCff","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Leadership Skills Municipal Managers Need Now","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2268592d-2a9c-4815-a765-979537ba964e/c984b532-5669-49a4-84eb-989693e896da/the351-cover-3000x3000-sharp-20corners.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/bcf3f332-23ed-4950-936a-cf1881c4ac4d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Leadership Skills Municipal Managers Need Now\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Leadership is tough at any level, but working in local government presents a unique set of challenges – and requires specific skills. Executive coaches and leadership consultants Betsy and Anthony Neptune of Neptune Coaching have spent years helping municipal leaders fortify their skill set. They share why technical expertise doesn’t always translate into effective management, how municipal leaders can build trust and navigate conflict, and why workplace culture is really about “patterns of behavior,” not slogans written on a wall."}