Sometimes You Need to Go Slow, to Go Fast
Cato was a gift, although I didn't know that for a long time. After two years of searching for the perfect endurance horse, I discovered Cato in the foothills of the Bitterroot Mountains. He came from a herd owned by one of America's top ten endurance riders. A...
Coaching Gives Your Leadership Some ‘Ooomph!’
I decided to hire a leadership coach because I’m executive director for Westside Baby, a non-profit company that is rapidly expanding. I’m trained in law, not business management. I found that my background helped me be an excellent boss, but I could learn to be a...
The Teaching Power of Horses for Team Training
Steve Cooper, CEO of TrueBlue, had planned a three day offsite retreat at Willows Lodge when he discovered the option to do a leadership with horses team training. He was eight months into the re-branding of his...
Horses Help Bring a Medical Team Together
After working with Amanda on a governance retreat, I asked her to put together a team building and leadership session with horses. I had a fractured team, made up of both old and new staff members. They just weren't jelling. I had recently hired a new medical...
Transitioning with Grace
I was transitioning out of my position as executive director of Groundwire when my board hired Amanda as a transition coach. I had resigned my position, and planned to spend my last six weeks as executive director working to position the organization for success in...
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My Favorite Leadership Reads
I love books and often fall asleep reading one. This winter I've had the chance to catch up on some of my leadership reading and want to share some of my favorites with you. They are in no particular order. While no one book is going to transform your business or...
425 Business features Leadership with Horses
It’s a clear, crisp fall day in the Pacific Northwest and you’re at Epona Meadows in Woodinville, standing in an outdoor arena with nine of your coworkers. As a team, you must lead two horses and a donkey — each about 1,000 pounds — in unison around the arena without...
A Banner Year for Leadership with Horses
From California to Chicago, nearly 300 leaders attended Leadership with Horses Programs at Epona Meadows last year. When Dennis, the Senior Director of the Supply Chain Department at PepsiCo, Chicago was looking for a special experience for the 15 leaders of his team,...
