JANUARY 2027 CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Capable employees are often promoted because they know the work. The Civic Leadership Academy helps them prepare for the people side of leadership before avoidable conflict, weak documentation, and inconsistent supervision become organizational problems.
THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
New supervisors are expected to manage former peers, address performance, navigate conflict, document decisions, and develop others—often without a practical leadership map.
THE OUTCOME
WHY MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD ACT NOW
Georgia's retirement and administrative turnover figures show why cities need prepared successors. When supervisors lack the skills to apply policy, document decisions, and address conflict, routine problems can become workforce disruption and damage to public trust.
Nearly 10,000 Georgia municipal employees will be eligible for retirement by 2029.
Georgia Municipal AssociationSince 2020, 54% of Georgia cities with a city manager have experienced turnover in that role.
Georgia Municipal AssociationIn a 2025 national survey of state and local government employers, 61% reported having no formal succession-planning process.
MissionSquare surveyGeorgia figures describe municipalities in Georgia; the succession figure comes from a national survey of state and local government employers. These are sector indicators, not a diagnosis of any one city.
DOCUMENTED PUBLIC-SECTOR CONSEQUENCES
Public matters involving Hammond, Indiana; Georgia state and county agencies; and Kauai County resulted in monetary relief together with training, policy, reporting, or complaint-process requirements. A DOJ consent decree for Ferguson specifically required scenario-based training for new and current supervisors, including performance documentation and misconduct investigations.
The Civic Leadership Academy is leadership-development and workplace-application training. It complements—and does not replace—legal, HR, EEO, ADA, FMLA, or harassment-compliance training required by a municipality.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Academy is designed for municipalities sending one to four people into a live, cross-municipal cohort.
Employees recently promoted into responsibility for people and performance.
Frontline leaders already coordinating people, priorities, and execution.
Capable employees being prepared before the next leadership opening.
High-potential employees in the municipality's succession pipeline.
THE WEEKLY FORMAT
Participants do not merely study leadership. Every lesson moves into the real workplace through a repeatable learning rhythm.
Two-hour live instruction, municipal scenarios, discussion, and skill practice.
Complete a focused Field Lab inside the participant's own department.
Return with a Deck Report on what worked, what broke, and what changed.
MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT
Enrollment is limited to 20 participants to preserve meaningful discussion, practical coaching, and cross-municipal peer learning. JCIG supports invoices, purchase orders, and municipal vendor setup.
A SIMPLE ENROLLMENT PROCESS
START THE CONVERSATION
Request January seats by December 11, 2026, or schedule a focused 15-minute conversation about your leadership bench, participant fit, and purchasing process.