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A NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE FROM CFOD

For the past 20 years, CfOD has worked closely with Local Government Authorities supporting Councils, executive teams, managers and their teams. In addition to our suite of organisation development, leadership, culture and team development services, we are now offering support and facilitation for CEO Performance Reviews.

Serving Local Government since 1998

Tailored approaches

Our approach is to work with your Council in the context of the Council Plan to:

Work within your current system to facilitate your annual performance review process.

Support you to develop and facilitate a process based on the CEO’s key performance indicators.

Support the Council to develop CEO key performance indicators.

Process and Benefits

These are suggested steps in a CEO performance review process:

CEO performance review process

CEO Benefits

  • Objective, constructive review of leadership performance
  • Minimal impact on CEO schedule
  • Opportunity to discuss development and career opportunities.

Council Benefits

  • Professional, inclusive process, adapted to Council priorities and style
  • Endorsement of CEO performance priorities in compliance with the Act
  • Optimise CEO Council relationship based on clear expectations and constructive feedback.
Margaret
Margaret Devlin, Managing Partner

Your consultant

Margaret Devlin is a highly qualified consultant with over 30 years’ experience in Local and State Government. Margaret’s deep experience, including 10 years as a Councillor and Mayor of a large metropolitan Council, executive coach and mentor to Councillors, CEOs, executive, senior and frontline managers, provides her with a unique perspective of issues facing Councillors and executives in their interface with the organisation and the community.

Her formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education and a Post Graduate Diploma in Organisation Behaviour. In addition, she is an accredited administrator of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI), Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI), Values in Action (VIAMe®), Spiral Dynamics Integral®, and a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).

Margaret’s dynamic style and her passion and commitment for Local Government drives her approach to support both elected officials and professional staff with respect to achieve outcomes. She has an enviable reputation in the sector for delivering results.

Experience

Margaret has 20 years’ experience facilitating Councillor Induction programs, CEO performance reviews, and selection panels, Council and Corporate planning workshops, Mayoral elections, general facilitation, team strengthening and executive coaching for Mayors, Councillors, CEOs, executive officers for many Victorian Councils, including:

  • City of Melbourne
  • City of Ballarat
  • Latrobe City Council
  • City Greater Geelong Council
  • City of Boroondara
  • Knox City Council
  • Campaspe Shire Council
  • City of Maribyrnong
  • Shire of Moorabool
  • Central Goldfields Shire
  • City of Greater Dandenong
  • Moonee Valley City Council
  • Glen Eira City Council
  • Frankston City Council
  • Bayside City Council
  • Moreland City Council
  • City of Yarra
  • Golden Plains Shire
  • South Gippsland Shire
  • Greater Shepparton City Council
  • City of Casey
  • Macedon Ranges Shire
  • Surf Coast Shire
  • City of Port Phillip
  • Brimbank City Council
  • Cardinia City Council
  • Banyule City Council
  • Murrindindi Shire Council
  • Eurobodalla Shire (NSW)

Margaret also works intensively with most State Government departments and instrumentalities both in Melbourne and Regional Victoria. She also works in NSW and Queensland.