Shaking the Tree: A Practical Leadership Guide

This is a guide to help bring about a creative and motivated work environment for both the individual and everyone in the organization. Shaking the Tree is about practical steps and leadership actions for creating space for new ideas, committing to change, challenging complacency and agitating for change and growth. It is about the key elements of how effective leaders operate. It represents a journey into discovering the key leadership thinking that is necessary to drive organizations forward in the value economy. It is about providing insights into the key aspects of the leader's role and imparting tools to develop new ways of thinking that will assist managers to make the transition towards more effective leadership. The authors understand the keys to leadership development is about exposing people to new ideas and helping them to consider these ideas in relation to their own experience. This book is an invitation to reflect on your own thoughts on leadership. Key Concepts are reinforced with powerful analytical tools to assist in development. It is designed to stimulate, challenge and, most importantly, lead to actions which help you to become the leader you want to be. Filled with concise visual models of leadership that can be easily remembered, internalized, and communicated to others. In addition to providing clear highlighting examples of topics discussed, the book includes many great tools, tips, and simple exercises. Each chapter comes complete with Leadership Actions checklist to highlight key points in relation to the reader. In addition to being a great learning tool for leaders, this book can be referred to again and again as a reference of knowledge.