Council Leadership Program for Queensland

The day-to-day challenges of running a local council can impede goals and make leaders’ jobs feel overwhelming.

Management pressures experienced by councils today include:

• Managers are under pressure to deliver more with fewer resources while maintaining service standards.
• Community and stakeholder expectations are higher, louder and more immediate than ever.
• Leadership capability is stretched by workforce turnover, succession gaps and rapid promotion.
• Governance, compliance and risk obligations are increasing faster than leadership confidence.
• Constant change is creating fatigue, uncertainty and resilience challenges across teams.

How this program helps

Designed for the realities of local government, this leadership training suite builds practical, people-focused capability where it matters most. Leaders develop the confidence to manage complexity, strengthen teams, lead change and deliver outcomes with clarity – reducing risk while supporting sustainable performance and organisational stability.

This Council Leadership Program includes the following:

• Technical Expert to People Leader Workshop
• Leading Through Change Workshop
• Building High-Performing and Accountable Teams Workshop
• Communicating with Emotional Intelligence Workshop
• Project Management Essentials for Councils Workshop
• Leadership Mentoring and Performance Coaching

Our Team

Edmonds Facilitation’s non-accredited programs are delivered by an experienced team of certified trainers and facilitators with deep expertise in adult learning, leadership development and collaborative engagement.

Damien Edmonds, Richard Willis and Dr Nick Mills bring a wealth of real-world experience in guiding teams through practical learning, strategic discussion and behaviour change.

Each holds the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and together they excel at creating inclusive, high-engagement learning environments that support our clients to strengthen leadership capability, enhance performance and foster sustainable outcomes.

Edmonds Facilitation’s training services have been evaluated as value for money, resulting in Approved Supplier status with LocalBuy through VendorPanel (Supplier Verification #VS21118142).