mandatory councillor training
training beyond
box ticking
Mandatory Councillor Training is about more than compliance — it’s a chance to empower your councillor group to make more collaborative, effective, and strategic decisions. Simon works with councils that want training to be meaningful, practical, and impactful, not just a tick-box exercise.
For the past three years, Simon has facilitated the strategy component of LGPro’s Executive Leadership Program. As an independent expert facilitator, he brings a unique non-partisan perspective, allowing him to work effectively with both executive teams and councillor groups, individually and collectively.
Simon has consulted, facilitated, and trained leaders across more than two dozen Victorian councils. His expertise in strategic foresight and collaborative decision-making aligns closely with mandatory training guidelines on:
- Decision making, integrity, and accountability
- Strategic planning and financial management
If you’d like to support your councillors in becoming more confident strategic thinkers and collaborative decision-makers, get in touch to explore how Simon can help your council make the most of mandatory training.
councillor workshops
STRATEGIC & EMERGING RISKS
Building on the information, knowledge, and skills associated with the Local Government Integrated Strategic Planning framework, Simon’s workshop Strategic & Emerging Risks  highlights the difference between ‘doing strategy’ and ‘being strategic’.
If you need to help councillors shift from an operational focus to a strategic one, this is a great place to start.
Strategic & Emerging Risks
the science of decisions
There is little that can prepare councillors for the complexity and challenge of local government decision making, but The Science of Decisions workshop will definitely help.
This workshop is for councillor groups who are sick of kicking the can down the road and want the skills to tackle the complex challenges your council faces. It shares scientifically proven approaches to making difficult choices, overcoming disagreement and improving collaborative decision making.
THE SCIENCE OF DECISIONS
Looking for a
keynote instead?
Simon delivers engaging, thought-provoking keynotes on future thinking, decision-making, AI, and the human-tech relationship. His 'practical futurism' approach helps organisations sharpen strategic thinking and navigate uncertainty with confidence.
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