They respond strongly and immediately to our body language, emotions and other non-verbal communication. We can learn a lot about our leadership style by observing how a horse engages us. There is no riding in our workshops and you do not need to have any prior horsemanship experience. Throughout Stanford University's Equine-Guided Leadership Development programs, professional leadership coaches g
uide participants through a series of carefully designed exercises with horses. Participants have opportunities to witness, practice and internalize different leadership and communication styles. The experiential nature of our workshops ensures that participants retain new insights on several levels: intellectual, emotional and physical. LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
Workshops can address a variety of leadership skills including, but not limited to:
Identifying and building on leadership strengths
Improving personal and situational awareness
Creating and expanding a vision
Inspiring organizational engagement and motivation
Establishing, maintaining and building trust
Embracing and leading change
Negotiating roles and responsibilities
Reading non-verbal communication
Developing collaboration skills
GROUPS: We work with organizational development leaders and executive staff to customize programs to meet the needs of your team or group. We also offer public workshops on various topics throughout the year. INDIVIDUALS: We offer one-on-one Equine-Guided Executive Coaching and Leadership Foundation Days. Participants may explore a variety of topics, including but not limited to:
Goals: Determine personal values and set goals accordingly
Confidence and Persistence: Practice staying grounded and accessing your creativity in challenging situations
Change: Understand the cycle of change and how to get yourself, your team, or a process unstuck
Stress: Manage pressure and set boundaries
Career Development: Assess your situation and move forward
Negotiation: Learn how to keep everyone in the game
Conflict Resolution: Learn to de-escalate and resolve conflicts
Leadership Presence: Increase your ability to lead people, systems, collaborations, and change by developing an authentic leadership presence
OPTIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: Your leadership coach will work with you and/or your organization to develop a customized curriculum of 12 one-hour sessions.