BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Dattner Group - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dattnergroup.com.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dattner Group REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261117T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261117T130000 DTSTAMP:20261019T085910Z CREATED:20261019T085910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T085910Z UID:2416-1794916800-1794920400@dattnergroup.com.au SUMMARY:Leading Local Government Through Incivility DESCRIPTION:Abuse is not part of the job \nFor councillors\, council leaders and public servants\, incivility is increasingly becoming a part of public life. Hostility\, personal attacks and aggressive behaviour online and on the streets don’t just affect the individuals on the receiving end. They shape workplace culture\, undermine confidence and make an already demanding leadership environment harder to navigate. In regional areas\, this is amplified significantly. \nBut this isn’t simply a conversation about managing difficult behaviour. \nIncivility exists within a much broader challenge: declining trust. When trust between communities\, institutions and their leaders becomes fragile\, disagreement becomes personal\, constructive dialogue further out of reach\, and the conditions for effective leadership more difficult to maintain. \nSo how do leaders respond without normalising unacceptable behaviour? How do organisations protect their people while remaining open and accountable to the communities they serve? And in a sector that cares deeply about the common good\, how do we put trust at the centre of everything we do? Roads\, rates\, rubbish… and trust. \nJoin a panel of local government leaders\, including Troy Green\, General Manager of Tweed Shire Council for a rich and important panel conversation hosted by Zoe Dattner\, CEO of Dattner Group. \nTogether\, they’ll explore what’s driving incivility\, its impact on people and culture\, and the role leaders can play in restoring respect and trust in public life and how we lead. \nWhat We’ll Explore\n\nUnderstand What’s Really Happening  Hear first-hand perspectives on the incivility and abuse experienced by people working in public life\, its impact on individuals and organisations\, and the broader conditions surrounding it.\nExplore the Link Between Trust and Incivility Consider how declining trust can contribute to incivility\, how incivility can further damage trust\, and what this cycle means for leaders\, organisations and communities.\nLead Without Normalising Abuse. Explore how leaders can support their people\, establish clear boundaries and respond to unacceptable behaviour while continuing to engage constructively with their communities.\nHelp Shift the Culture. Consider what leaders and organisations can do to model civility\, strengthen respectful dialogue and build the conditions for greater trust.\n\n\n\nSave Your Seat\nand join the conversation live \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Phone(Required)Organisation(Required)Job Title(Required)What are you hoping to learn?Keep in touch Get our monthly newsletter\n Register Now \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\nWho Should Watch?\nDesigned for leaders and professionals working across local government and the public sector who: \n\nLead councils\, teams\, functions or community-facing services\nWork closely with councillors\, communities and diverse stakeholder groups\nAre dealing with incivility\, hostility or declining trust\nAre responsible for organisational culture and employee wellbeing\nWant practical approaches to building respectful\, constructive relationships\n\nMeet your Hosts:\nZoe Dattner – CEO\, Dattner Group \nZoe works with many of Dattner Group’s clients\, primarily in local government and collaborates with the DG team to remove obstacles\, build capacity\, and enable the company to grow. \nZoe’s driving purpose reflects the culmination of the many years of learning\, growing\, and collecting people’s stories. She courageously meets challenging conversations head-on to develop better self-awareness in leaders\, for the sake of our planet and the richness of a well-examined life. \nTroy Green – General Manager\, Tweed Shire Council \nTroy Green PSM is General Manager of Tweed Shire Council\, with extensive experience leading in local government. \nAcross senior roles at Tweed\, Liverpool and Marrickville councils\, Troy has built a deep understanding of the complexities of serving communities and leading public organisations. In 2017\, he was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to local government in northern NSW. \nAbout Dattner Group \nDattner Group is one of Australia’s most accomplished and trusted consultancies\, helping to build sustainable\, purposeful leadership for almost forty years. We work closely as a culture and leadership development partner for many councils\, large and small\, around Australia. \nAnd we are ready to help you create big change\, little by little. URL:https://dattnergroup.com.au/event/leading-local-government-through-incivility/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dattnergroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Webinar-17Nov26-Incivility-FB.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR