AMCTO Executive Municipal Leadership Program

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

Who should attend?

Senior municipal executives who want to strengthen their leadership skills and attain peak performance.

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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

The dynamic curriculum includes evening sessions with guest speakers, and opportunities to network with colleagues from across the sector.

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

For detailed program content, download the brochure.

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

The dynamic curriculum includes evening sessions with guest speakers, and opportunities to network with colleagues from across the sector.

“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, Executive Director, AMCTO

How You Learn

This is Not about Textbooks and Lectures

This isn’t your typical classroom. Our programs are designed with busy leaders in mind. We’re talking an engaging, interactive, and unique experience. Our real-world Case-Method of Learning is not about textbooks and lectures – it’s about learning by doing. You’ll walk away with new knowledge and ideas that you can immediately implement in your business.

Create Immediate Impact

Throughout the program, you’ll track your learning outcomes and pinpoint specific initiatives to implement. You’ll leave knowing exactly how you will apply your new knowledge and skills, and a self-developed implementation plan to start your impact once back in your workplace.

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Program Faculty

Gerard Seijts

Gerard Seijts

Professor

Session Dates

September 20 – 23, 2020

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Location

London, Ontario, Canada

Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre

551 Windermere Road

Program Fees

$4,900 CAD

Program fee includes all materials, meals and accommodations.

Program fees are tax exempt.

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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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