Leading from the Roots: Nature-Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today's World

Can we design organizations in a way that creates a space where employees, the organization, and the larger community all thrive?

And if so, where can we go for inspiration to help us achieve this goal?

In a time of volatile and complex uncertainty, it is time to learn the lessons that nature has compiled from 3.8 billion years of research and development. Nature is an interdependent, dynamic and living system – just like today’s organizations and communities. Kathleen Allen uses nature as a model, mentor, and muse to rethink how leadership is practiced today. Leading from the Roots takes nature as a source of inspiration to help organizations see a new way of leading and designing workplace structure, applying the generous framework found in mature ecologies to human organizations.

Kathleen Allen helps shift assumptions, practices, structures, and processes of organizations to become more resilient and nourishing for all, and, along the way, design the way out of workplace dysfunction and drama.

“Leading from the Roots provides a powerful new way of thinking about organizations as living systems and delivers practical leadership frameworks for individuals to learn how to unleash the energy and create innovative, effective teams.
-Anne Boneparte, CEO Appthority

This book is a must read for organizational leaders who are not only committed to their mission, but equally to creating a workplace that attracts and retains the brightest and the best professionals fully enabled to meet that mission. -Caryl Stern, President & CEO UNICEF USA

Dr. Kathleen Allen is President of her own consulting firm, Kathleen Allen and Associates. In her consulting practice, she specializes in leadership coaching and organizational change in human service non-profit organizations, foundations, higher educational institutions, businesses, health care and collaborative networks. Dr. Allen has written and presented widely on topics related to leadership, human development, and organizational development. Dr. Allen is a skilled facilitator of organizational change and organizational development. The earmarks of her work are long-term sustainable change and increased capacity in organizations. She has a Doctorate in Leadership from the University of San Diego, CA. Based in St. Cloud MN, Kathy has a strong network across North America in higher education as well as Internationally in the International Leadership Association.