AMCTO Executive Municipal Leadership Program

A highly immersive six-session program designed to hone the leadership skills of senior local government executives.

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Program Content

This customized executive development program will explore the keys to successful municipal leadership, and provide you with valuable insights into your own leadership capabilities. You’ll walk away equipped with the specific insights, skills, and tools you need to drive peak performance, create change, and develop a leadership culture within your organization.

The program focuses on three central themes:

  • Leading Self
  • Leading Teams
  • Leading the Organization

The curriculum is case driven with rich, participant-centric discussions covering topics such as:

  • Learning to become a better leader
  • Leader character
  • Leading under extraordinary circumstances
  • Values-based leadership
  • Team leadership effectiveness
  • Self-awareness
  • Fostering collaboration
  • Leading change

 

Who Should Attend?

This program was designed for senior municipal executives in any functional area of their municipal organization who want to strengthen their leadership skills and attain peak performance.

Participants commonly include individuals in Director, Councillor, Mayor, Regional Manager, CAO, and VP roles.

Program ROI

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After completing the AMCTO Executive Municipal Leadership Program, you'll receive an authentic digital artifact – also known as a badge. This badge showcases your achievements and commitment to professional development. You can share your accomplishment with your network by displaying digital badges on social media, websites, ePortfolios, professional networks, and email signatures. Included in your badge is a digital certificate. Your network will be able to view your personalized and authentic certificate through your online digital badge.

In addition to a digital badge, you will receive an AMCTO Executive Municipal Leadership Program Certificate of Completion, a powerful credential from the top business school in Canada.

What You Learn

This customized executive development program will explore the keys to successful municipal leadership, and provide you with valuable insights into your own leadership capabilities. You’ll walk away equipped with the specific insights, skills, and tools you need to drive peak performance, create change, and develop a leadership culture within your organization. 

The program focuses on three central themes:

  • Leading Self
  • Leading Teams
  • Leading the Organization

 The curriculum is case driven with rich, participant-centric discussions covering topics such as:

  • learning to become a better leader
  • leader character
  • leading under extraordinary circumstances
  • values-based leadership
  • team leadership effectiveness
  • self-awareness
  • fostering collaboration
  • leading change

 

“Providing effective strategic leadership within the complex, multi-stakeholder environment of a municipal corporation demands dynamic leaders with specialized skills and expertise. AMCTO is pleased to partner with the world renowned Ivey Business School to offer this exceptional program designed to help local government executives attain peak performance and an enhanced understanding of how to diagnose and address complex problems that undermine individual and team effectiveness.”
—Andy Koopmans, CPA, CMA, CMO, Former Executive Director, AMCTO

How You Learn

This program is delivered virtually over six half-day sessions. Each module requires approximately one hour of preparation, followed by four hours of live faculty sessions for a total of 25 commitment hours.

The Ivey Academy is a centre for innovation in executive development – blending contemporary academic research with practical, case-based, experiential learning and real-world expertise. Participants come away with actionable business insights and access to a network of alumni that supports continuing individual growth.

We design and deliver virtual programs to achieve the same outcomes through highly interactive live sessions, small peer-learning groups, executive coaching, online simulations, and self-paced learning journeys.

Self-paced Learning Activities

Prepare for live sessions using pre-recorded videos, readings, and case-studies – delivered at a flexible pace through our Canvas learning management system. Discuss ideas with your peers via a private forum and complete guided self-reflection exercises to help apply key takeaways in your own role.

Live Faculty-led Sessions

Join live sessions featuring top Ivey faculty using any computer or mobile device. With the help of a live technical director, we also call on the group to participate in real-time.

Peer Learning Sessions

Virtual learning technology allows faculty to assign instant breakout groups during a larger session. Share experiences, exchange ideas, and collaborate to solve challenges together with your fellow participants.

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Program Faculty

Gerard Seijts

Gerard Seijts

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Participant Testimonials

This program is a life-changing experience that has a powerful impact and challenges your leadership to higher levels. If you want to become a leader of profound character and lead your team in an impactful way, you need to attend.
— Rob Adams, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

Participant Testimonials

It was an excellent environment, working in teams and navigating the many "grey" situations, testing judgement and ability to extract pertinent facts from the case material. The group discussions were also a great opportunity to get perspectives on the cases from other municipal executives. The exercises which allowed insight into our leadership styles were quite valuable. I would strongly recommend this course to anyone in a leadership role.
— Kevin Breen, City Manager, City of St. John's

Participant Testimonials

The high-level case studies challenged my own understanding and leadership orientation in a variety of complex scenarios. Most importantly, the program as a whole provided me with a strong avenue for self-reflection that I have been able to utilize and grow in a way that supports my role as a leader in my municipality.
— Demetre Rigakos, Director of Human Resources, City of Vaughan

Participant Testimonials

It was an unbelievable experience... I thoroughly enjoyed the program. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and meet fellow professionals at such a world class facility. I have already changed select behaviours based on my learnings in the program. Gerard, Ann and Kylie were excellent hosts.
— David Stewart, CMO, Treasurer, Deputy CAO, Hastings Highland

Participant Testimonials

I can confidently say that was the most informative program I have completed. It provides extreme value for the money. I learned more about myself and leadership in those 3 days than my combined work experience! Totally appreciative of the program. I think that's the sort of education program AMCTO should offer! I would also agree 'the people in the program make the program.' Gerard and Ann are amazing.
— Paul Shipway, CMO, CAO, Municipality of Bayham

Participant Testimonials

Ivey is nothing like I've experienced before. The amount of work put into the program, the details – it is amazing and current.
— Celine Anderson, Treasurer/Deputy Clerk, Municipality of Markstay-Warren

Participant Testimonials

The program taught me what the key leadership skills are and what they look like through well-chosen examples. I have learned more in three days then I have in previous week long courses.
— Kira Dolch, Associate Director Planning and Development Services, Town of Fort Erie

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