Maximum Engagement | Straight Forward Results
Ready to enhance cognition in your most valued leaders to the next level? We've got your back! Bring your leaders to expand their strategic thinking skills with some of the coolest horses right here in the Upstate of SC.
Why horses? It's simple. Results are straight forward and real; no gimmicks or quick fixes. Horses don't respond to leaders who fake 'it', and neither do your people. We teach leaders connection with the strategic leader inside themselves, so they can think big, spark innovation, and make deep impact for the greater good.
Sounds fun? You betcha! And challenging too! This is one of those trainings your team will keep talking about forever.
Why horses? It's simple. Results are straight forward and real; no gimmicks or quick fixes. Horses don't respond to leaders who fake 'it', and neither do your people. We teach leaders connection with the strategic leader inside themselves, so they can think big, spark innovation, and make deep impact for the greater good.
Sounds fun? You betcha! And challenging too! This is one of those trainings your team will keep talking about forever.
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We gained the insight that everyone needs to adapt to a changing world; we must adapt ourselves to the other side to meet others where they are. We learned to take time to prepare, adapt & achieve. As a team, we now agree to hold each other more accountable. It really was a great experience; an interesting opportunity- very different from other activities we've been involved with, and a novel approach. A great platform to observe behavioral leadership outside the confines of an office". Gareth O'Hara, Chief Sales Officer, Paxton Access, UK
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Your team is invited to interact directly with unbridled horses in an enclosed arena with life sized props such as barrels, cones, poles, hoops, and more. After a pragmatic introduction and safety brief, teams are introduced to the herd. Teams are given an assignment related to the topic of your choice (such as leadership, team building, innovation, strategy etc. ). The assignments range from simple to complex.
Participants are set free to brainstorm, collaborate, innovate and carry out the assignment to the best of their ability within a set time, mimicking the parameters of important projects and tasks. Based on what the horses sense in the team's intention and comfort level, the animals will cooperate, ignore or resist.
The horses read nonverbal clues and innately sense if the team is comfortable and if the team's intent is aligned toward a single objective. Horses are sentient beings without a political agenda. They are unaware of position, salary or prior relationships, and respond authentically to what is happening in the moment and to the energy shifts within the teams.
Your team is frequently invited to reflect and process on their observations and experiment with different approaches. Unlike in the office, where new approaches require careful, strategic planning and implementation, with the horses, teams get to experiment with suspending action, accessing intuition and applying deep knowing, and receive instant unbiased feedback from the horses whether their changes are effective, pragmatic, and drive the result they seek.
Top four takeaways are identified and prepared for presentation to management with clear action steps, owners and dead lines. Teams return to work with increased confidence, maximized clarity and an ability to value, motivate and inspire the best in both themselves and the people they work with.
Keywords:
EMBODIED LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, FLEXIBILITY, ADAPTIVITY, INNOVATION, IMAGINATION, RESULTS, TEAMBUILDING, PURPOSE, ASSERTIVENESS, URGENCY, IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT LEADERSHIP
Participants are set free to brainstorm, collaborate, innovate and carry out the assignment to the best of their ability within a set time, mimicking the parameters of important projects and tasks. Based on what the horses sense in the team's intention and comfort level, the animals will cooperate, ignore or resist.
The horses read nonverbal clues and innately sense if the team is comfortable and if the team's intent is aligned toward a single objective. Horses are sentient beings without a political agenda. They are unaware of position, salary or prior relationships, and respond authentically to what is happening in the moment and to the energy shifts within the teams.
Your team is frequently invited to reflect and process on their observations and experiment with different approaches. Unlike in the office, where new approaches require careful, strategic planning and implementation, with the horses, teams get to experiment with suspending action, accessing intuition and applying deep knowing, and receive instant unbiased feedback from the horses whether their changes are effective, pragmatic, and drive the result they seek.
Top four takeaways are identified and prepared for presentation to management with clear action steps, owners and dead lines. Teams return to work with increased confidence, maximized clarity and an ability to value, motivate and inspire the best in both themselves and the people they work with.
Keywords:
EMBODIED LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, FLEXIBILITY, ADAPTIVITY, INNOVATION, IMAGINATION, RESULTS, TEAMBUILDING, PURPOSE, ASSERTIVENESS, URGENCY, IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT LEADERSHIP
"I learned a lot about myself and a lot about the team. I also learned I am super uncomfortable with uncertainty. I use knowledge to inoculate often, and tend to eject or freeze when I can’t. Learning the language between two brain states was huge. It has given me great language and a great way to check in with others and with myself." Faith A.
I think our team needed this! It really opened my eyes to what part of me I want to bring to the table. I learned you choose who you want to be, how you handle situations. Today will help me be a better team member, both in my personal and professional life." S.S.
WHY NOW?
Because you need results that matter, and other retreats were too superficial or just didn't do anything. Because you want to observe your team in a novel, challenging environment. Because you want your team to experience for themselves what they are capable of doing if they optimize the way they work together from intuitive, embodied leadership that transcends the current status quo. Sometimes telling them isn't enough; you want them to embody their potential.
Because you are tired of the restraints of indoor training. Because you have always wanted to come pet horses yourself and want to show the pictures to your horse crazy niece. Because if you invest today, you know you'll be grateful a year from now when you watch your team tackle challenging situations with clients with ease and find innovative solutions to remove pesky bottlenecks in important processes. All because you got them in the arena with the horses. Go you! Let's talk soon?
Because you are tired of the restraints of indoor training. Because you have always wanted to come pet horses yourself and want to show the pictures to your horse crazy niece. Because if you invest today, you know you'll be grateful a year from now when you watch your team tackle challenging situations with clients with ease and find innovative solutions to remove pesky bottlenecks in important processes. All because you got them in the arena with the horses. Go you! Let's talk soon?