Equip your Councillors to lead strategically
With the Local Legends Toolkit, your Councillors learn critical strategic leadership skills - at their own pace, in their own time.
Councillors face one of the toughest governance jobs around.
They make decisions worth millions, in full public view - often without any preparation or training.
Too often, Councillors get stuck in the weeds, battle personality clashes, or burn out.
Ratepayers lose.
Communities stagnate.
Good people quit.
But it doesn’t need to be this way.
A new era in local government
leadership development
The Local Legends Toolkit is a proven, plug-and-play program for elected members, distributed exclusively through local government associations.
It builds capability where it matters most: strategy, perspective, relationships, and decision-making.
With bite-sized videos, helpful resources, practical tools, and group exercises, Councillors gain the skills and confidence to govern well - and leave a legacy they’re proud of.
Designed and delivered by local government expert Alicia McKay, Councillors love the fun, frank and useful approach to learning the trickiest parts of local leadership.
What’s included
Bite sized learning Councillors actually use
The core of the Local Legends Toolkit is the structured online course, guiding Councillors through key modules on strategic leadership, Perspective, Relationships, and Decisions.
These modules are self-paced, with no facilitation required.
Exercises that work in the Chamber, not just the classroom
The video curriculum is supported by a beautifully designed printable PDF workbook for learners to answer prompt questions and capture notes.
Learners will also be able to download a guidebook of group exercises, specialist resources to communicate with constituents, tip sheets to have with them in Council meetings, and playable cards.
World-class development available to
every Council, everywhere
Local Legends: How to make a difference in local government by Alicia McKay is a best-selling book, adored by thousands of Councillors around the world.
The in-house strategic leadership programme of the same name has been rigorously tested and iterated with dozens of Councils across Australia and Aotearoa, with exceptional results.
Now, Councils can access world-class strategic development from the comfort of their own home, at a time and pace that suits them best - no matter their training budget or location.
The Local Legends Toolkit is distributed exclusively through local government associations - boosting the value your association offers to your members and adding a valuable revenue stream.
There is nothing else like this available for Councillors on the market today.
Enquire now to bring the Local Legends Toolkit to your region or state.