“We’re passionate about helping you grow and make an impact.”

Ingrid & Mary, Co-Founders Inside Public Sector Leadership

Practical wisdom.

Boardwalk to the water

After years of coaching leaders and leading organisations, we saw leaders learning the nuances of public sector leadership through on-the-job experience. While the lessons they learned were valuable, they were often hard-won, and we heard many say, “I wish I had seen that one coming sooner.”

Thankfully, the lessons of public sector leadership needn’t be learned the hard way. In fact, the “soft skills” of leadership and the mechanics of public sector decision-making can be taught by those who have lived it.

We created Inside Public Sector Leadership to help experienced and emerging leaders learn from conversations between current & former public sector leaders, politicians, academics and media experts about how to navigate the unwritten rules of Canadian public sector leadership.

Ingrid Bergmann, Master Certified Executive Coach and Co-Founder of the Inside Public Sector Leadership programs

Meet Ingrid Bergmann

Master Certified Coach, ICF

A former public servant herself, Ingrid has logged thousands of hours over nearly 20 years of practice as an Executive Coach, supporting senior and aspiring senior leaders in the public sector. Her deep insight into their environment, their struggles and their triumphs was central to the inception of Inside Public Sector Leadership.​

Mary Garden, Leadership Coach and Co-Founder of the Inside Public Sector Leadership programs.

Meet Mary Garden

MBA, ICF, ICD.D

A top business executive, leadership coach and board director with 30+ years experience across Canada, Mary understands the power of coaching and mentoring as key drivers of individual and organizational performance. She brings this knowledge and her leadership acumen to Inside Public Sector Leadership.