I’ve published three books, and created a range of downloadable resources - some free, some paid.
You can check them all out here. Or, read on to learn more.
Local Legends: How to Make A Difference in Local Government
My newest release! Hitting shelves and sites in September 2024 (unless you’re a lucky pre-order customer, or you’re at one of my exclusive events.)
Local Legends is the essential guide to local government leadership.
Inside, find tools and strategies to:
Expand shared perspective.
Make full, fair and focused decisions.
Build trusting, collaborative relationships.
Balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
Design projects and policies to stand the test of time.
Align people and systems for organisational performance.
“Local Legends is a must-read for anyone in local government in Australia, New Zealand - or elsewhere for that matter. It offers evidence-based insight leading logically to a what-to-do-next opinion. A masterful work, engagingly written, by someone from local government who clearly wants to deliver better outcomes for Councils and residents. Congratulations Alicia, Local Legends is a book that will make a difference to the way people live. Any chance you could turn your mind to defence, inflation, and housing?”
Bernard Salt AM, Founder of the Demographics Group
You Don’t Need An MBA: Leadership Lessons that Cut Through the Crap
A no-bullshit take on what it takes to be a strategic leader in the modern world of work - no MBA required.
Learn the five skills of strategic leadership:
Flexibility - for coping when things change
Decisions - for learning how to think
Systems - for solving tricky problems
Performance - for getting shit done
Influence - for making your ideas real.
“In this moment, we need leaders more than ever. But as Alicia McKay helps us understand, waiting two years for a piece of paper isn’t required to make a difference. Start where you are and start now.”
Seth Godin, Bestselling author
From Strategy to Action: A Guide to Getting Shit Done In The Public Sector
A guide to creating - and implementing - strategy that doesn’t sit on a shelf, especially for frustrated public sector managers.
In this book, learn the three key stages of turning strategy into meaningful action - clarity, coherence and commitment, as well as the 10 commandments of strategic public leadership.