Meet the team
The LG silo breakers team consist of a team of six local government professionals who participated in LGPro’s 2024 Emerging Leaders Program.
Amey
Monash City Council
Jaime
Manningham Council
Jonathan
Glen Eira City Council
Kate
Strathbogie Shire Council
Lana
Baw Baw Shire Council
Mark
Knox City Council
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Emerging Leaders Program
LGPro is the member association and leading voice for people working in Local Government in Victoria, providing leadership, professional development and representation in the pursuit of excellence. Their emerging leaders program is designed for emerging leaders in Local Government and those who aspire to positions of leadership, the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is an intense, enriching year of seminars, visits, tours, discussions, interactive activities and debate that foster participants’ leadership potential.
Participants gain access to practical insight from leaders across the sector, develop their leadership capabilities and professional attributes, forge new relationships across the sector, build stronger links between areas of expertise and increase their appreciation of the wider and emerging issues in local government.
Learning objective
The participant group are required to determine a project deliverable that would support the local government sector into the future.
Tools and Strategies
The LG Silo Breaker website is the project deliverable and seeks to help connect local government professionals to practical tools and strategies to combat siloed operations.
2024 Projects
This project is one of three initiatives delivered by the 2024 LGPro cohort. The other projects explored Culture and Leadership, both elements are critical in breaking down silos. Strong leadership fosters a positive culture, creating an environment that encourages collaboration.
MentorMe
MentorMe program, an app-based mentoring platform designed to connect leaders from different councils.
Lead and Grow
Lead and Grow a website for local government professionals providing a suite of leadership tools.