Colorful watercolor graphic with the message “Why Good Leaders Keep Going,” sweeping rainbow ribbons, and 2026 ICMA Annual Conference logo.

Proactive Strategies for Sustainable Leadership

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Cover of the ICMA 2026 post-conference field guide featuring the words “Leadership, Sustained” in bold brush lettering and colorful abstract strokes.

Post-Conference Field Guide

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Colorful hand-lettered thank-you message reading “Thank you for attending our session!”
Large conference audience watching a presentation with illustrated camels on two projection screens
Three conference presenters take a selfie in front of a large audience seated at round tables in a hotel ballroom.
Illustrated leadership capacity dashboard showing five margins—cognitive, judgment, relational, recovery, and perspective—with percentages, workplace effects, and a leader monitoring performance.
Infographic showing how demand, complexity, expectations, and purpose flow into finite leadership capacity, with panels on sovereign demand, accountability, composure, and mission-driven service.
Illustrated leadership infographic contrasting an unsustainable, all-consuming work role with a supportive, bounded, impactful workplace and sustainable career path.