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EXECUTIVE
LEADERS
PROGRAM
PROSPECTUS
2021
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR ACCOMPLISHED
EXECUTIVES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS AND GENERAL MANAGERS AND
OTHER SENIOR LEADERS) IN REGIONAL
AND METROPOLITAN COUNCILS AND
SUBSIDIARIES WHO ARE SEEKING TO EXPAND
THEIR THINKING AND LEADERSHIP IMPACT.
PROGRAM COMMENCES TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2021
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2020*
*Unless all places sold prior.ABOUT US
EXECUTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LEADERS PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA, SA
PROGRAM
PROSPECTUS
2021 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA, SA
IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBER
BASED ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
We have the ability to link and connect people
from different councils who may not otherwise
form relationships or share with each other.
Our high quality professional development
programs and networking events are uniquely
local government – reflective of the culture
of the sector and sensitive to the needs
of its professionals.
The content of our events and programs are
informed by our members and people who
genuinely care about the sector.
We provide a safe and supportive environment
in which to grow and learn while creating
opportunities to make time away from the
office to work on the business or on self.
We award and acknowledge achievements
of excellence.
We are proud to be part of a national
Federation of state-based Local Government
Professionals Australia organisations, supported
by a national office dedicated to supporting
the National Local Government sector.PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE With a complex and continuously evolving As the president of Local Government
LEADERS sector, it is now more essential than ever Professionals Australia, SA I am very pleased to
PROGRAM that local government is prepared for the present the Executive Leaders Program to you.
PROSPECTUS future. New services, new skills, local and This program is for local government executives
2021 global impacts and the ever-changing digital seeking to expand their minds to news ways
landscape have fundamentally changed of thinking, delivering and managing as well
expectations of both the nature and as amplifying their leadership impact.
delivery of services.
The program has been developed to:
Our leaders need to be at the heart of
⠕ Enhance complex and adaptive
transformational change in what is an
thinking capabilities
increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex
and often ambiguous landscape. We need ⠕ Increase capabilities to generate
to be skilled in and committed to innovative solutions to complex adaptive
and commercial thinking, have a strong problems
commitment to partnering, the capacity ⠕ Challenge assumptions and
to respond to change and possess high perspectives
levels of political acumen.
⠕ Equip executive leaders to navigate
rapidly changing and evolving
environments.
I highly recommend this innovative program
to you. By equipping local government
professionals with skills for the future, we
can ensure the best outcomes for both our
organisations and our communities.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2021
program, which has a high calibre of speakers
and facilitators (both national and international)
presenting and sharing in a highly interactive
and safe learning environment.
Paul Sutton
President
LG Professionals SAPROGRAM OVERVIEW
EXECUTIVE WHY THIS PROGRAM?
LEADERS
PROGRAM THESE ARE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. On completion of this program, participants
PROSPECTUS will be able to:
2021 Gone are the days when planning and
execution were good enough, or incremental ⠕ Make progress on complex problems
improvement was a reliable indicator of in an agile way
progress. Instability within the context in ⠕ Navigate rapidly changing and evolving
which executives ‘deliver’ now means taking environments
on organisational challenges in different ways—
⠕ Collaborate and work more effectively
ways that require different skills of our leaders.
with different stakeholder groups
More than ever, executive leaders today
are at the heart of adapting to and leading ⠕ Make better decisions in uncertain,
transformational change. One thing is complex and ambiguous situations
certain - there is no going back. ⠕ Manage their energy to best serve
SUCCESS IN ITS MANY FORMS their communities
WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE CAPABILITY ⠕ See and consider multiple perspectives
TO CONTINUALLY RETHINK ⠕ Be more conscious of what is personally
AND RESHAPE WORK, WHILE holding them back from delivering
CONTINUING DAY TO DAY to their full potential.
OPERATIONS – MANAGING
UP, MANAGING DOWN AND
MANAGING ACROSS. “I WAS CHALLENGED.
Leadership in the local government sector
comes with its own unique set of evolving
IT OPENED MY MIND
challenges for executives. The COVID ‘reset’ TO WHAT ELSE COULD
combined with new services, skills and BE TRUE?”
technologies have fundamentally changed
Ginny Moon,
expectations of the delivery of public services. Director Corporate Services - City Of Prospect
With the ever-growing question of ‘what role
will local government continue to play both
now and into the future?’, there has never
been a more important time to explore
a new paradigm of leadership and inspire
your thinking about the future.
“WHAT A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO
INVEST IN LIFE SKILLS
AND YOURSELF”
Matthew Morrissey,
Associate Director, Infrastructure - City Of AdelaidePROGRAM METHODOLOGY
EXECUTIVE THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
LEADERS MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH MINIMAL PLATFORM
PROGRAM TIME COMMITMENT FOR BUSY
PROSPECTUS EXECUTIVES. New for 2021, we have extended our
2021 participant support with the addition of an
Spanning three months, the Executive
experiential online learning platform designed
Leaders Program includes a range of
to provide participants with access to:
innovative learning opportunities including
two face-to-face intensives, four virtual ⠕ Engaging concept videos to ensure
sessions, personalised 1:1 coaching face-to-face workshop time is focused
and access to cutting edge readings on making sense of the concepts
and materials all delivered by local and through sharing insights, experiencing
international leadership experts. A key the concepts live in the room, in the
element of this program’s effectiveness is moment, and connecting with others
the contribution made by participants in a in a psychologically safe environment
peer learning environment.
⠕ Resources such as contemporary
relevant readings, worksheets and
reflective questions
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
⠕ Creative virtual spaces for participants
The intensive blocks in this program take to connect and share with other
participants away from the busy day to participants, organise meetings
day environment. Each intensive module and problem solve which
in this program will be practical, informal builds community
and participative, providing a rich and
⠕ Access to faculty to ask questions,
stimulating learning experience. Participants
raise concerns or seek feedback.
will experience fresh, innovative thinking
underpinned by evidence-based theory.PROGRAM METHODOLOGY
EXECUTIVE PRE-WORK AND SAFE SPACE
LEADERS APPLIED LEARNING
PROGRAM Participants will connect closely with a
PROSPECTUS All pre-work in this program is designed to network of peers in a safe to fail learning
2021 be realistic and achievable through a mix of environment away from daily pressures and
formats and is aimed at maximising face-to- expectations, assumptions and judgements.
face time. Ideas and concepts introduced
in the modules will be linked directly to the
workplace through application ‘missions.’ LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
These will not be time intensive, but rather AND PEER THINKING
hold participants accountable for the
application of concepts to their work, thus Participants will bring a real-world complex
embedding the learnings and maximising problem with them to the program to share
the program impact. with peers, leveraging powerful peer-thinking
and alternate perspectives.
CHECK-IN AND
REFLECTION SESSIONS PERSONALISED MICRO COACHING
Reflection has been built into the start and Coaching is provided by core program
end of each day of the intensives and will facilitators in response to assignments or
offer a supportive structure for participants queries submitted by participants via the
to reflect on progress, share experiences, online platform. In this way, participants
provide a forum for robust discussion and are supported in their comprehension
create invaluable connections across the and application of concepts in real time
cohort and ultimately the sector. to amplify learning.
“THE MOST “THIS PROGRAM IS
CONFRONTING AND HARD WORK AND
SAFE ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGING…
I HAVE EVER WORKED AND VERY FULFILLING!
IN – ABSOLUTELY A WOW!”
TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE” Drew Ellis,
Group Manager Corporate Services - Municipal
Gordon Thomson, Council of Roxby Downs
XLP AlumniFebruary
Date 2 9 16 24 25 26
Time 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2021
PROSPECTUS
PROGRAM
LEADERS
EXECUTIVE
8:00 am - 9:00 am 8:00 am - 10:00 am 8:00 am - 10:00 am 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Adelaide) Dinner Dinner
Intensive 1
Orientation Session 1 Session 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Topic Meet your presenters and Need for ‘New Need for ‘New Foundation Con- Leadership Sustaining
peers, expectations set Leadership’ Leadership’ cepts and Change Leadership
for your program journey. Part 1: Context Part 2: Mindsets
Delivery Live Virtual Face to Face*
Method Classroom CLARE
Individual
Readings, Reflections, Micro-Coaching, Group Discussions, Individual Case Study
Work
March April
Date 9 23 8 9 16
PROGRAM MAP
Time 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
8:00 am - 10:00 am 8:00 am - 10:00 am 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 8:00 am - 9:00 am
(Adelaide) Graduation Dinner
Maximum impact with minimal time commitment.
Intensive 2
Session 3 Session 4 Day 4 Day 5 Close
Topic Diagnosing the Diagnosing the Making Progress on Making Progress on De-Brief and Program Close
Systems Part 1: Systems Part 2: Complex Challenges Complex Challenges
Systems Thinking Polarities Part 1 Part 2
Delivery
Live Virtual Face to Face* Live Virtual
Method
Classroom CITY Classroom
Individual
Readings, Reflections, Micro-Coaching, Group Discussions, Individual Case Study
Work
*If restrictions dictate, delivery method will be via Live Virtual ClassroomPROGRAM METHODOLOGY
EXECUTIVE WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
LEADERS
PROGRAM … ABOUT CHANGE … ABOUT NAVIGATING THE POLITICAL
PROSPECTUS ENVIRONMENT
⠕ Exposure to common reactions to
2021
unpredictability and uncertainty and ⠕ A deep understanding of stakeholders and how
how these can be managed they connect with the issues, what motivates
⠕ A deep dive into why changing behaviour them and how you can work together
(even our own) is so tricky and how to ⠕ A framework to de-couple leadership
uncover the assumptions holding us back and authority
⠕ A look at change through the framework ⠕ Enhanced self-awareness around own sources
of loss and how we can identify and of power and how to effectively leverage
respond more effectively to collective personal power to mobilise people and
loss which often shows up as resistance exercise leadership.
⠕ Develop a more nuanced view of change
and how loss is linked to resistance … ABOUT INNOVATION
⠕ Explore common reactions to change and ⠕ How to design and implement ‘safe to fail’
how these can be effectively managed experiments to aid progress on complex
⠕ Better understand why personal change situations
is so difficult and uncover hidden ⠕ Tangible actions to take and experiments to run
assumptions that could be holding you to make progress on your leadership challenge.
back using the Immunity to Change
process.
… ABOUT YOURSELF
⠕ Explore how to sustain yourself and
“THIS PROGRAM MET MY
others through the long term demands NEED FOR SOMETHING
of leadership and how to embed and
extend what you have learned
TO STRETCH ME.
⠕ Why ‘Not Knowing’ and ‘Not Doing’ is okay
IT IS MORE THAN A
⠕ What common reactions to unpredictability PROGRAM/COURSE, IT IS
and uncertainty are and how these can A LEARNING ADVENTURE.”
be managed
Terra Lea Ranson,
⠕ Focus on observation, listening Manager Community Capacity - City of Onkaparinga
and questioning skills
⠕ Understand the concept of work
avoidance and how to recognise it
⠕ Develop awareness of emotional responses
and the effect on decision-making
⠕ Explore the pitfalls to avoid when feeling
stressed, overwhelmed and confused
⠕ Tools to help manage energy.PROGRAM FACILITATORS
EXECUTIVE ANDREW STEVENS DIANA RENNER
LEADERS
PROGRAM ANDREW IS CO-DIRECTOR AND DIANA IS CO-DIRECTOR AND
PROSPECTUS CO-FOUNDER OF THE UNCHARTED CO-FOUNDER OF THE UNCHARTED
2021 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
He is passionate about the role that Diana weaves together a range of
management and leadership development disciplines including adaptive leadership,
plays in making organisations, communities complexity theory, Adult Development
and even societies more productive, more and Process Oriented Psychology to help
human and more successful. people become better leaders and make
a positive impact in the world around
Andrew spent the last seven years as
them. She is particularly interested in ‘sand
Director of the Executive Education Unit
box leadership’ – creating experiential
at the University of Adelaide, where he
learning opportunities where people can
led a wide variety of Leadership and
play, experiment and reflect, develop self-
Management programs for approximately
awareness, adaptability and more comfort
1,200 participants per year from a diverse
with ambiguity and uncertainty.
range of private, listed, government and
not-for-profit organisations in Australia Diana has delivered customised leadership
and overseas. development programs across the sectors
both in Australia and overseas. She has
Andrew is currently lead design and
taught on a variety of leadership programs,
facilitator on the Transformative Leadership
including as a faculty member with Harvard
Program, an adaptive leadership program
University Kennedy School of Government
designed and delivered in conjunction with
for ‘The Art & Practice of Leadership
the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public
Development’; Social Leadership Australia’s
Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
adaptive leadership programs, and
He designs and delivers programs in Australia Leadership Victoria’s ‘Adaptive Leadership
and the USA on managing in complexity, Masterclasses with Marty Linsky’.
mindfulness, VUCA, adaptive leadership,
Diana is co-author of the award winning
leadership effectiveness and change.
‘Not Knowing: the art of turning uncertainty
into opportunity’ and ‘Not Doing: The art
of effortless action’ with Steven D’Souza.
“PRESENTERS WERE PREPARED TO GO DEEP IN THEIR
OWN EXPERIENCES AND SHARE THEM TO PROVIDE
‘PERMISSION’ FOR PARTICIPANTS TO REACH DEEP
AND FACILITATE LEARNING”
Peter Porch,
Manager Operational Services - Northern Areas CouncilPROGRAM FACILITATORS
EXECUTIVE DR BARRY BALES DR FRED JONES
LEADERS
PROGRAM BARRY IS A SENIOR ASSOCIATE FRED HAS TAKEN A DEEP INTEREST
PROSPECTUS WITH THE UNCHARTED LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING PEOPLE AND THE
2021 INSTITUTE. ORGANISATIONS THEY LEAD FOR
MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
Until starting his own consultancy in April
2018, Barry was the Assistant Dean for His work as a coach, facilitator, teacher, and
Professional Development at the Lyndon program designer is guided by an innovative
B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The spirit and a desire for people to be their
University of Texas at Austin. He also held a biggest and best selves for the challenges
faculty position as Clinical Professor of Public they engage.
Policy Practice in the School’s Executive
Fred has worked in the United States
Master in Public Leadership Program.
with Humana, Texas Children’s Hospital,
As Assistant Dean, Barry directed the Office Progressive Insurance and Ernst & Young.
of Professional Development, which is His experience with health care is something
responsible for organising and delivering more: an unshakable passion. He started out
seminars and educational programs for toward a career as a magazine journalist, but
over 2,500 people each year, including shifted to explore what makes people tick
management/executive development and what makes the world go around. He
programs for leaders of public, private, and continues to practice what he learned years
not-for-profit organisations. He also served ago, researching how people experience the
as the Director of the Governor’s Executive pursuit of fuzzy outcomes through messy
Development Program, an intensive pathways, and the clarity that can come
three-week leadership course for top-level as they represent visually, in the form of a
managers in Texas state agencies and map, what they are trying to make happen.
universities. Fred long has loved theatre and takes
advantage of how theatre practices help
Barry is a frequent seminar/conference
people prepare for high-stakes moments
speaker in the areas of leadership, systems
and show up as they want.
thinking, strategic planning, and executive
development, and has taught, consulted Fred earned a doctorate in adult learning
with, and coached leaders and executives and leadership from Columbia University,
in 15 US states and 9 foreign countries. Teachers College, and holds a Master’s in
He has a Ph.D. in Adult and Human Resource Public and International Affairs from the
Development Leadership from the University University of Pittsburgh. He is an Associate
of Texas at Austin. Certified Coach through the International
Coach Federation, and a graduate of
Georgetown University’s renowned
Leadership Coaching program.
Fred lives with his wife and dogs in Louisville,
Kentucky, USA, which turns out to be the
geographic centre of everywhere he’s
lived so far.REGISTRATION & INVESTMENT
EXECUTIVE REGISTRATION INVESTMENT
LEADERS
PROGRAM This program is open for registrations from SMALL COUNCIL
PROSPECTUS Executives (Chief Executive Officers, Directors Member Non-Member
2021 and General Managers and Senior Leaders)
in regional and metropolitan councils and $6,000.00 + GST $6,500.00 + GST
subsidiaries. = $6,600.00 = $7,150.00
For queries regarding eligibility please contact MEDIUM COUNCIL
Taryn Sexton on 0400 429 003 or email
Member Non-Member
executive@lgprofessionalssa.org.au
$6,500.00 + GST $7,000.00 + GST
Registrations are open until 5pm Friday = $7,150.00 = $7,700.00
20 November 2020 unless all places are
filled prior. Registrations can be made online
at www.lgprofessionalssa.org.au LARGE COUNCIL
Member Non-Member
Register early as places are limited.
$7,000.00 + GST $7,500.00 + GST
= $7,700.00 = $8,250.00
CANCELLATION POLICY
Inclusions
Whilst Local Government Professionals Australia,
SA is sympathetic to the inevitability of changing ⠕ Full program delivery and support
circumstances, each cancelled registration incurs
a cost. It is for this reason that the following section ⠕ Catering for all face to face
of our cancellation policy applies to all Leadership program sessions
and Development programs: ⠕ 2 nights accommodation, 2 breakfasts
and 2 dinners during Intensive 1
Cancellations Received Refund
⠕ Graduating dinner during Intensive 2
More than 8 weeks prior
100% refund
to program commencement
Between 8 weeks and 6 weeks prior
50% refund
to program commencement
Within 6 weeks of program
commencement No refund
Note: Should a program element which was intended
to be delivered face to face be delivered in a virtual
format due to COVID-19 restrictions, an appropriate
partial refund will be provided in line with the costs
associated with that element. For example, if a dinner
or residential element is cancelled, the costs associated
with the dinner or accommodation will be refunded to
the participants on completion of the program
Please see full Cancellation Policy at
www.lgprofessionalssa.org.au/Governance-
and-PoliciesCONTACT DETAILS Local Government Professionals Australia, SA www.lgprofessionalssa.org.au 5 Hauteville Terrace, Eastwood, SA 5063 Tahlia Willey Network and Program Officer tahlia@lgprofessionalssa.org.au (08) 8291 7994 CONNECT WITH US Developed by the sector, for the sector All proceeds from our programs are directly reinvested to further develop the local government sector through continued support of professional networks, events and learning and development initiatives for local government professionals.
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