Mastering Management

About the program

The LGPro Mastering Management Program is designed to equip forward-thinking managers with the skills, knowledge, and mindset to lead with confidence and capability to effectively manage the diversity, complexity and competing agendas in the contemporary world of Local Government.  

This highly engaging program sets out to strengthen the awareness and management capability of participants with a focus on three core leadership development areas: 
• Leading Self – growing self-awareness and personal capability
• Leading Others - creating a culture that nurtures successful teams and partnerships
• Leading in Local Government – leading within your organisation and the community. 

Description
This program will explore diverse perspectives on what ‘good leadership’ is, and how these different perspectives relate to the aspirations participants have for their own leadership.  It assists individuals to build on their unique strengths and motivations to be the authentic and successful leaders they want to be. 

The program will include a range of individual and group activities to stimulate personal and professional growth, and to build valuable networks within the local government sector.  Participants will be introduced to a range of leadership and management concepts, research and tools which can be applied in practical and powerful ways within organisations.  The program activities will include interactive group engagement, exploring real life scenarios, and fostering reflective practice.

The program will explore a range of leadership issues including the following:

Leading Self:
• self-awareness - understanding personal motivations, styles, strengths, and vulnerabilities
• sustaining health, wellbeing, and resilience 
• values and ethical decision making

Leading Others:
• working with diversity - individuals and groups
• growing successful teams and partnerships
• building a learning organisation 
• leading people through change
• maximising the power of shared purpose and collaboration in complex systems

Leading in Local Government:
• leadership, accountability, and good governance in local government
• enabling access, equity, and inclusion
• community engagement and customer focused service provision

The program will include:
• A short online introductory session
• A residential program held over two days
• Four in-person workshop sessions over a four month period
• Two online seminars with guest presenters 
• Two individual coaching sessions with experienced leadership coaches
• An action learning project designed by each participant which is relevant to their role 

Course Dates

FORMAT	TOPIC	2024           DATE/TIME
Online Introduction - 1.5 hours	Introductory session – overview of the program and an opportunity for participants to meet the Facilitators and Participants prior to the Residential Forum	7 Feb   9:30-11am
Residential Forum: Flowerdale Estate	Personal Qualities and Leadership Attributes in Local Government	15 February
Residential Forum: Flowerdale Estate	Relationships in Organisations and the Community - The Value of Others	16 February
Online Seminar		Date 4 Mar  1:30pm -           3pm
In-person Training LGPro Docklands	Values and Ethical Decision Making When 'right' and 'wrong' don't exist - responding to 'wicked problems'	13 March
In-Person Training LGPro Docklands	Contemporary Issues in Local Government Leading People through Change	16 April              (TBC)
Online Seminar		Date 20 May  1:30pm -           3pm
In-person Training LGPro Docklands	Client Focused Services and Community Engagement	8 May
In-person Training LGPro Docklands	Building a Learning Organisation  Coaching and Mentoring	5 June

2023 Series 1 participants

Lead Facilitators

Kerry Stubbings 

Kerry is a leadership coach and mentor with over thirty years experience in Local Government , State Government and the not for profit sector. As a consultant specialising in Local Government - strategic planning, policy  and service reviews, organisation and team development, Kerry is passionate about building successful and engaged orgnisations, where people, individually and collectively, are using their skills creativity, to achieve positive outcomes with communities.

Neil Middleton

Neil has over 30 years’ experience in organisational and people development and works with clients across the corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors. Neil brings to his coaching and facilitation a rich and broad perspective informed by his previous roles in Melbourne Business School, BHP, Levi Strauss & Co. and Rover Cars.

He is committed to enriching people and teams as the heart of thriving and responsible organisations, achieved through a focus on leadership effectiveness, high performance teams and change capability. Described as attentive and insightful, with a calm and engaging style, Neil encourages conversation, collaboration and commitment to action.

Participant Testimonial

'Mastering Management was great fun, helped me enhance my network and provided me with useful skills and insights to utilise in my workplace’ - David Shephard

‘LGPro Mastering Management is a great opportunity to solidify management/leadership styles and techniques to hone your own skills and to validate why you do what you do. Thank you LGPro.’

Series 2024 is now open

Register here for Series 1

Investment

Small Council

• Member: $4,552 incl. GST
• Non-member: $5,141 incl. GST
  
  

Medium Council

• Member: $5,623 incl. GST
• Non-member: $6,105 incl. GST

Large Council

• Member: $5,944 incl. GST
• Non-member: $6,415 incl. GST

We value and celebrate diversity in the Mastering Management Program and recognise that some people face greater barriers to leadership opportunities than others. For this reason, we strongly encourage applicants who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ* (especially transgender, intersex and gender diverse people), people with disabilities, women, and people from CALD backgrounds to register. If you are a member of one of these communities and require additional information and/or assistance, please reach out to the LGPro team.

Member prices are valid for the following individual LGPro Memberships:  LGPro Fellow, Professional & Young Professional Members

For further information contact [email protected] or phone (03) 9268 6400.

Cancellation Policy. LGPro is a member, not for profit association and all money generated is used to develop quality professional development activities and services. Our events and programs are budgeted on a minimum number of attendees so providing us with sufficient notice regarding non-attendance is imperative to the success of all our events. Where a substitute delegate cannot be appointed, the following will apply for any cancellations:

• 21 business days or more prior to commencement of program: Full refund or transfer to the next available program intake*
• 7-20 business days prior: 50% refund or transfer to the next available program intake*
• 1-6 business days prior: No refund or transfer available

A substitute delegate is encouraged to attend in place of a cancellation.
All cancellations and substitutes must be received in writing by LGPro.
* Transfers to the next available program intake are subject to any applicable fee increases.

LGPro's full Cancellation Policy.