Tall Trees Leadership Report 

The foundational leadership assessment, called the Tall Trees Leadership Profile, 

has been used widely in every university in South Africa, and more than 200 accredited facilitators use our tools in classrooms, corporations, coaching practices, and leadership development in six countries. By visiting www.talltreestraining.com, you can view a sample of our clients at the bottom of the web page. 

The Tall Trees Philosophy ...

All people can be leaders provided they make their unique contribution at the right time and in the right place, and allow others to do the same. Leadership is the art of knowing when to bow, when to stand tall and when to dance with others. 

It is a fact that leaders do not always lead from the front. In the workplace, therefore, leadership training is not meant only for top and mid-level managers but for every member of the team. 

Leadership training is very effective for all learners in order to acquire "soft skills" to promote cooperation and the knowledge of their unique leadership situations where they should step up. Everyone has a sphere of influence.

Growth isn’t always change – sometimes is means becoming more of what you already are. An oak remains an oak even if it should grow very tall. We believe that people should continue growing while staying true to their given nature.

Such a person grows in character, steadfastness, satisfaction and fulfilment. In order to know what type of tree you are so that you can become a deep-rooted YOU, you need self-knowledge, confirmation of where you belong and where you can make your greatest contribution. 

We believe that having joining hands with Tall Trees Training, we bring forward value that make our clients stand out from the rest, because they deserve just the BEST!

Leaders know where to stand

There is an idiom about the highest trees catching the most wind. That is true! Leadership always entails challenges and resistance. When the tree is, however, planted in exactly the right spot, the wind makes it a strong, supple tree that offers other trees shelter and spreads its lifegiving seed on the wind. A tree that is placed in the wrong spot will be damaged, will cause damage and will have to be supported with great trouble.

The task determines the leader

In any company, the nurturing and development of a person who has been planted wrongly will demand long programmes at very high cost. The employee is developed and driven in a direction that goes against his grain. In schools, this causes frustration and damage to the (children’s) self-image. In a family, this means role conflict and the loss of mutual respect. All of these are the result of a leader appointed in the wrong position.

At Tall Trees we do not, therefore, develop a set of “preferred leadership qualities” because each task and context demand unique leadership traits. Tall Trees place the same emphasis on leadership with a task focus and leadership with a human focus. Our task is the discovery of every person’s unique, inborn leadership style. This highlights specific tasks and situations that suit the leader to a T.

What you get inside your Tall Trees Report

• Learn about your social, work, life view and leadership profiles
• Discover your:
  Forces within (strengths)
  Fields of greatness (where you belong)
  Frostbite (stress factors)
  Fertilizer (core needs)
  Forest Fires (communication and conflict style) and
  Fast Forward (challenges)
• Follow your individualised Growth Plan towards greater success and better relationships