It’s Spring: Time To Shed Our Resistance
My horses are starting to shed out their winter coats, a sure sign that spring is around the corner. Which reminds me of last year, when I treated myself to an at liberty immersion experience with Leslie Nichols, who are based outside of Phoenix, Arizona. I was...
Pause and Reflect: It’s Good for Your Leadership
Fall is my favorite time of year. For one, it's perfect for horseback riding. I often feel like I could ride forever through the crisp, cold mornings as the trees change color and fallen leaves rustle beneath Cato's hooves. The forest is redolent with the damp smell...
Why Horses are the Best EQ Teachers
Emotional intelligence, also known as emotional quotient or EQ, plays an increasingly influential role in leadership. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, notice, and evaluate your emotions and demonstrate self-awareness by managing emotions and...
When Your Game Plan Changes
Kate is a gentle, well-mannered mare. She's a light creamy color known as buttermilk buckskin. One of the first honorary members of the Epona Meadows Herd, she worked for years as an equine coach in Leadership with Horses. We introduced ‘In The Box’ to a client group...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Most Self Aware of All?
If you want to improve as a leader, first look in the mirror because it starts with self-awareness. Research shows that self-aware leaders are perceived as more authentic and transparent, have more engaged and productive teams, and enjoy better relationships with...
Set Your Priorities: Three Most Important Things For Leaders
When I work with business leaders on their Priority ABC, 1-2-3 List, a frequent question usually is: How do I decide what the three most important things are? It’s a good question because your Priority List is not a typical To-Do list. There’s an important...
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Coaching Sessions
After years of coaching both nonprofit and for‐profit leaders, I’ve witnessed what successful individuals do to get the most out of working with a coach. Perhaps the most important element to your success is the attitude you bring to a personal leadership coaching...
The Benefits of Personal Leadership Coaching
For most leaders, spring is a busy time of year. Layer on an uncertain and challenging economic climate, and we all tend to hunker down a little. This month I hope to nudge you to include your personal leadership development on your busy agenda. Why? The most...
Is Your Experience Getting in the Way of Effective Leadership?
Like most coaches, I have a coach. In fact, I have several. One of them is my riding instructor, Siggi Wolff of Cavallis Dressage. Almost every time I work with Cato, my Anglo Arabian horse, under her keen eye, I learn something that translates directly into the...
