The 2009 SOLGM Annual Conference was held in Palmerston North on 6-8 September 2009. On behalf of the SOLGM Conference organising committee and the SOLGM Executive, a very big thank you to all delegates, speakers and workshop facilitators and sponsors who contributed to making this event a success. More about the conference will be featured in the October issue of Pulse magazine.
Dr. Jack Bacon's message and challenge to local government managers to think in non-linear ways
Workshops on creativity (Wade Jackson), coaching (David Rock) and bridging intergenerational gap (Mark McCrindle)
Dr. Keith Robinson's account on Wiltshire reorganisation and how similar (or different) it is from the way Auckland reorganisation is shaping up
Amanda Gore's message to local government leaders on how to be effective leaders in challenging times -- keep FARC-ing. Focus Attention Repitition and Celebration
Leaders in Action case studies by Jim Harland, Chris Ryan, Clare Hadley and Tony Marryatt.
Panel discussion featuring the 3 Auckland Chief Executives (Sally Davis, Theresa Stratton and Vijaya Vaidyanath) as they talked about their leadership challenges in light of the reorganisation
Other videos/presentations will be posted shortly. Not all videos of the sessions are published on the website. For more information, contact Janice Nadew at SOLGM - jnadew@solgm.org.nz or 04 978 1288
Photos
These are some of the photos we took photos of the event as it happened. If you want to request for a copy of your photo or have your photo removed from public viewing, please contact Janice Nadew at jnadew@solgm.org.nz
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