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Council & Municipality On-Demand 30-Min Expert Session From Strategy to Service Delivery: Making Transformation Real in Councils

This practical and insightful session, hosted by the Council & Municipality Transformation Reference Group, explores how councils can bridge the gap between strategic intent and day-to-day execution to achieve measurable outcomes for their communities. Discover how councils can move beyond planning and create genuine ownership, accountability, and alignment to ensure transformation initiatives deliver meaningful and sustainable results.

Expert Speaker: Jennifer Reid, Senior Project Strategy Lead at Knox City Council

Watch this on-demand session featuring Jennifer Reid, Senior Project Strategy Lead at Knox City Council, sharing how Knox transformed a complex strategic environment containing more than 100 strategies and over 3,200 documented actions into a practical framework that improved accountability, increased employee ownership, and strengthened alignment between strategy and service delivery.

Through real-world examples, Jennifer demonstrates how councils can engage employees in shaping organisational priorities, simplify strategic complexity, and embed strategy into everyday decision-making and frontline service delivery.

Key Topics Covered:

  • How councils can bridge the gap between strategy development and frontline service delivery
  • Lessons learned from auditing more than 100 strategies and 3,294 documented actions across the organisation
  • Creating a single strategic framework that connects planning, budgets, workforce priorities, and service delivery
  • Building genuine ownership through employee engagement, co-design, and collaboration
  • How Knox City Council engaged more than 500 employees in shaping organisational priorities and future direction
  • Practical approaches to simplifying priorities and reducing strategic complexity

Council and Municipality Transformation Reference Group

Join this dynamic group to connect, exchange insights, and engage in discussions with peers from fellow councils and municipalities. Whether you’re working on a process mapping and improvement, digital transformation, system implementation, compliance and risk management, or continuous improvement project, this community offers a platform to access best practices, seek out advice, and explore real-life success stories to accelerate your transformation journey.