Crisscrossing a journey that traverses business and gardening, Nature to Business: Wisdom From My Garden unearths the parallels between these diverse worlds. Theories I espoused as a professor, consultant and entrepreneur seemed drawn from the natural world: systems theory, complexity theory and organizational theory. Mother Nature is our teacher: consider how the cycles in nature unfold, as the cycles in a business progress.Whether the “seed” of a start-up or the undeveloped seed of a rose, neither is put into place until a design is created and the risks are mitigated. Growth is only feasible with a culture that feeds its core.
Nature has existed for billions of years and has shown us the ability to heal and adapt far beyond the capabilities of man. Walk with me across the pages of this book which illuminates the interconnectedness of all living things—uncovering the symmetry between the rules of nature and how people behave in organizations.
