Local Government
Leadership Experts
Real Experience. Real Results.
Our team brings decades of local government leadership experience at every level. We’ve held the roles, faced the challenges and we understand your world.
About XCity Consulting Inc.
Greg Wightman
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
My 25 years in local government have given me a first-hand understanding of the realities facing leaders at every level in this sector. Progressing from frontline operations to senior management, I found a passion for developing strong leaders and building resilient teams capable of facing complex operational, public, and political pressures.
Today, that experience forms the backbone of everything we do at XCity. It uniquely positions us to deliver services grounded in the realities you face and provide practical support that we know works in your world.
Local government leadership is demanding, but few roles offer the same sense of significance or opportunity to make a meaningful impact. The decisions made, teams led, and services delivered directly shape the communities we call home. XCity was created to help leaders and their teams navigate that responsibility successfully. Our approach is shaped by decades of experience navigating the same challenges, pressures, and responsibilities our clients face.
Realize Your True Potential
Our services are built on decades of local government experience, delivering practical results that work in the realities of your world. We develop and support leaders at every level, help build resilient teams, and bring added capacity and expertise when your team needs it.
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Our coaching is designed specifically for the realities of local government leadership. Whether you are preparing for your next role, adjusting to new responsibilities, or navigating the demands as an established leader, we provide a confidential and experienced perspective to help you lead with greater confidence, resilience, and impact.
Programs are customized to your role, your stage, and the challenges you are facing.
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Stronger relationships create stronger teams.
Using the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) psychometric platform, our customized Relationship Intelligence workshops help leaders and teams better understand what drives behaviour, recognize individual strengths, communicate more effectively, and navigate conflict productively.
Each session is customized to the client’s needs and can be tailored for work groups, cross-functional teams, Councils and Boards, or employee orientation programs.
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With decades of experience across all local government departments, we are uniquely positioned to provide strategic and operational support that works in your world. That experience allows us to deliver practical results that are operationally, organizationally, and politically implementable.
We bring additional capacity and expertise wherever you need it, or work alongside your existing consultants to bring a first-hand municipal perspective to their projects—helping your team save time, reduce costs, and achieve better results.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP COACHING
Greg Wightman, Local Government Leadership Coach
My 25-year career in local government provides the real-world experience required to effectively develop, mentor, and support leaders in this unique sector. I'm passionate about helping current and emerging leaders grow their confidence, strengthen their resilience, navigate difficult conversations, and maintain their passion for leadership.
That lived experience is the foundation of my coaching: practical, actionable guidance tailored to the realities of local government leadership. I've held the positions, navigated the challenges, and spent decades developing strong, resilient leaders at every level.
Greg Wightman, Local Government Leadership Coach
My 25-year career in local government provides the real-world experience required to effectively develop, mentor, and support leaders in this unique sector. I'm passionate about helping current and emerging leaders grow their confidence, strengthen their resilience, navigate difficult conversations, and maintain their passion for leadership.
That lived experience is the foundation of my coaching: practical, actionable guidance tailored to the realities of local government leadership. I've held the positions, navigated the challenges, and spent decades developing strong, resilient leaders at every level.
Stronger relationships create stronger teams.
As certified facilitators of the world-renowned SDI psychometric platform, we build customized programs that help teams understand what drives behaviour, use strengths effectively, communicate with greater impact, and navigate conflict productively.
These programs give teams practical tools and a shared language to strengthen relationships, improve collaboration, and work through challenges more effectively.
RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE
Enhance Awareness
Gain deep insight into your team while building stronger, more resilient relationships.
REAL INTELLIGENCE. REAL RESULTS.
Conflict to Collaboration
Recognize how motives shift under pressure and learn to navigate conflict effectively.
Communicate Effectively
Adapt your communication to individuals, teams, and situations to increase your impact.
Relationship Intelligence Standard Workshop Options
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Build a deeper understanding of motives, strengths, and conflict. Increase self-awareness and strengthen team communication.
Typically offered as a half-day workshop
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Learn to effectively use your strengths, recognize when they may limit your impact, and adapt with intention.
Available as half or full-day workshops
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Understand how motives shift in conflict and gain real strategies to restore communication and collaboration.
Typically offered as a half-day workshop
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Apply the power of relationship intelligence to communication and transform how your team connects.
Typically offered as a half-day workshop
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Use relationship intelligence to overcome resistance, tailor communication, and engage team strengths to build support for change.
Available as a half or full-day workshop
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A customized Foundations of SDI workshop that helps new teams understand motives, recognize strengths, and navigate conflict efficiently. Perfect for new Councils and Boards, association executives, or project teams.
Workshop length customized to fit your needs
MUNICIPAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Relevant Experience. Strategic Perspective. Practical Solutions.
With decades of experience across the full municipal organization, we understand the operational, organizational, and political realities behind the challenges you face. Our strategic consulting and operational support are different because we’ve held the roles, faced the challenges, and know what works in your world. The result is practical, meaningful solutions that are realistic, relevant, and implementable.
Governance & Strategy
Organizational Structure reviews
Succession Planning
Bylaws, Policies & Service Levels
Rate & Fee Reviews
Council - Administration Relations
Municipal Consulting Services
Operations & Infrastructure
Asset Management
Maintenance Management
Capital Planning & Prioritizing
Service Delivery Improvement
Emergency Management
Emergency Response Planning
Emergency Response Support
Community Recovery Management
Business Continuity Planning & Support
Project & Advisory Services
Consultant Coordination
Owner’s Representative Services
Council/Public Presentations
Collaborative Labour Initiatives
Interim Management & Capacity Support