How to be a regenerative leader

A regenerative leader sees an organisation as a living system, not a machine. Where conventional leadership optimises for control, efficiency and endless growth, often at the expense of people and planet, regenerative leadership asks: what conditions allow life to thrive here? It integrates inner and outer work: the leader’s presence, nervous system and purpose matter as much as strategy. Regenerative leaders work with natural cycles, see diversity and tension as sources of resilience, invest in the quality of relationships, and make decisions with future generations in mind. They don’t just aim to do less harm; they aim to leave people, teams and the planet more alive than they found them.

Nature has been showing us how for billions of years. A forest has no CEO, yet it self-organises, shares resources through mycelial networks, rests in winter and grows stronger through diversity. Indigenous wisdom echoes this: the Haudenosaunee principle of considering seven generations ahead.

Tis is a one-day immersive experience

It brings 10 to 15 leaders who sense it is time for a paradigm shift together on a regenerative farm for a day of slowing down, reconnecting and reimagining how they lead. Following the arc of Theory U, the day moves from letting go of old patterns, through a moment of stillness and deep listening, towards new ways of leading.

Leaders open in a council circle around the fire and reflect honestly on where their leadership depletes rather than nourishes. They then step into nature as teacher: the soil, hedgerows and seasons of the farm reveal living-system principles such as connection, diversity, cycles and renewal, and how these apply to teams and organisations.

Participants leave grounded, inspired and connected to a community of like-minded leaders, with a clear first step towards leadership that regenerates people and planet.

Your Facilitators

Rosalie Puiman

Executive coach • Faculty member at THNK School of Leadership • Author of The Mindful Guide to Conflict Resolution

For over 20 years, Rosalie has coached global executives, founders, and innovators. Her work focuses on helping leaders navigate complexity with maturity and presence, and lead from their inner authority rather than from fear or outdated identity patterns. She integrates strategic clarity with deep inner work—empowering leaders to step into their true voice and aligned decision-making. Rosalie is also an experienced Theory U facilitator.

Kim Taylor

Founder of Little Dutch Farm • Nature coach • Garden therapist • Former cleantech leader

Kim embodies regenerative leadership—both literally and symbolically. Living and working on a regenerative farm, she guides individuals and teams into embodied presence, intuition, and nature-based leadership practices.

With 19 years of leadership experience in fast-growing, mission-driven companies, she deeply understands the pressure leaders face. Her work reconnects people with groundedness, wellbeing, and inner clarity—an essential foundation for authentic, life-affirming leadership.

Together, Kim and Rosalie bring a rare combination: deep regenerative practice, global leadership expertise, somatic wisdom, and transformational coaching.