Regenerative Leadership
Secrets From The Farm
by Mary Garden

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Regenerative Leadership: Secrets from the Farm takes you on a journey to uncover timeless lessons from the natural rhythms of farm life and their transformative impact on leadership. Drawing on author, Mary Garden’s extensive experience as a senior executive and her hands-on work running a regenerative farm on Vancouver Island, this book offers a fresh perspective on how to lead with authenticity and purpose. Through engaging stories and practical insights, Garden reveals how the principles of nurturing ecosystems, fostering resilience, reciprocity and cultivating growth can inspire leaders to create thriving, sustainable organizations. She challenges leaders, showing how systems thinking, collaboration, renewal, and adaptability can drive meaningful change in a complex, ever-evolving world. Whether you’re a seasoned leader seeking new approaches or an aspiring changemaker ready to make a difference, Regenerative Leadership provides a blueprint for leading with empathy, vision, and impact. By embracing the wisdom of regenerative farming, this book empowers you to plant the seeds of renewal, grow resilient teams, and harvest long-lasting success in your leadership journey.

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(back cover) "Regenerative means ‘life affirming', a system which generates thriving life. Mary Garden shows how the same regenerative principles can be applied both to an ecological system, such as a farm, and to a human system, such as a business or an organization. Under regenerative management, both generate abundance, resilience and thriving life.” Ananda Fitzsimmons President of the Board of Directors, Regeneration Canada ______________________________________________________________ (Front cover) "This is a beautiful and practical book filled with examples on regenerative leadership and how to live the 7th generation principle." Helle Bank Jorgensen CEO, Competent Boards

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Mary Garden is a seasoned executive leader, board director, leadership coach, entrepreneur, and regenerative farmer. With over four decades of experience in business and leadership, she blends strategic insight with a deep commitment to sustainability and resilience in both her personal and professional life. Her hands-on work at Agua Dulce Farm has profoundly shaped her leadership philosophy, linking the stewardship of land to the cultivation of thriving organizations. Garden’s formal training includes an MBA and professional certifications in climate change, ESG, governance, and organic master gardening. She has extensive business expertise in financial oversight, risk management, and sustainable governance, underpinned by her deep understanding of environmental and social challenges. Garden serves as a board director on corporate and non-profit boards, and she supports senior executives and entrepreneurs across diverse sectors as a leadership coach and mentor. Through the lens of her unique combination of skills and experiences, Garden offers an inspiring and practical framework for regenerative leadership in her book, Regenerative Leadership: Secrets from the Farm.

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