Leadership Development and Team Building with Horses
How much more time would you have
if you could solve your problems exponentially faster?
How much more effective would you be
if you could get out of the office to reflect and recharge?
“Coaching with the horses gets me to solutions exponentially faster than any other process.”
Paula Schlofeldt, Vice President, Strategic Projects, Travelers Companies
Leaders and Teams today are challenged by frequent change, pressured to be productive and produce results.They function on over-drive all day long with little time to reflect or be creative. They feel disconnected from nature and from other people, crave authenticity and struggle with conflict.
Going into another paneled meeting room to solve these problems generates little lasting change.
Talking in a paneled room generates good ideas but little framework for lasting change or creative solutions. Reconnecting with nature and animals connects people with themselves and their teammates in ways that fosters creativity and builds communication skills, self-awareness and leadership presence.
Horses teach authentic leadership, trust and adaptability to change within your organization.
Horses reveal strengths, blind spots, and the truth of the situation. They provide a safe environment to practice new skills like presence, awareness of self and awareness of how you impact others. They show you how to be strong leader and a strong team.
Whether through team building (scroll down to see details) or one-to-one executive coaching, you will save time and get out of the office to recharge and reflect.
We are specialists in bringing the technology of learning with horses to coach leaders to success.
Finding an executive coach who is experienced, holds strict confidentiality and is trusted will provide you with a structure of support to help you reflect on the bigger picture, manage change, grow self-awareness, solve problems, work with staff, gain confidence and take your leadership to the next level. Executive coaching is the most effective, leading edge training you can invest in.
Finding an executive coach who brings you all of the above AND leading-edge technology in the area of leadership training will take you farther, faster than any other method.
Working with the horses and an executive coach, you will learn what gets in your way, new leadership skills and self-confidence. AND have time to reflect and tap into your creativity. Whether you are unsure what action to take, struggling with that negative internal voice or need to work on a project you never get to, you can count on us to listen deeply and compassionately, bring forth your gifts, your skills, the ways that work for YOU and champion you as you move forward.
Executive one to one coaching - this customized individual coaching program for corporate executives and managers will build leadership presence, self-awareness, communcaiton skills, solve problems quickly, help you manage change and build your confidence.
Executive Leadership Program - this year long intensive program will teach you leadership skills and ways of being that will engender natural follower ship
Click on one of the above for more information.
It is one of the great ironies of our age that we created organizations to constrain our problematic human natures, and now the only thing that can save these organizations is the full appreciation and application of our human natures. - Margaret Wheatley
Team Building Workshops
Learning that STICKS!
Our team building workshopsfuel your team's untapped potential into action. All programs are custom designed to meet your specific needs.
The horses in Wisdom Horse Corporate Programs provide an honest mirrorto reveal your team's wisdom and leadership. Through their natural way of being, horses teach people how to:
Develop their ability to communicate well with each other
Become more aware of their energy and its affect on others
Tap into their own creativity
Lead from a place of service, not from ego
Gain clarity about their direction, gifts and strengths
Watch the video below of a team workshop:
Corporate clients include Medtronic, Wells Fargo, Travelers Insurance, Catholic Health Initiatives, and many more. Here are some results:
With the horses I learned how to gain the respect and attention of a horse who represented a challenging person at work. Since then, I realized, consciously but mostly unconsciously, I was using those same practices in leading my team. The practices had become a part of me in a very short time. My team is remaining focused on the goals and objectives and, as a result, more is getting done, with high energy and quality. –Paula Schlofeldt, Vice President Strategic Projects – Travelers Insurance
The team is really coming together and working much more naturally. This workshop was one of the best in my career - Sr. V.P. Catholic Health Initiatives
I gained specific appreciation for one team member who is very different from me, and this showed in how he worked with the horse. This understanding and the visual memory of him standing with the horse, has served me well as we've developed our working relationship. - Sr. VP, Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend Refinery
Are you ready for lasting change?
Then you are ready to tap into the wisdom of the horses.
No horse experience needed. All groundwork, no riding.
We partner with ranches and corporate retreat centers in Minnesota, Arizona and around the world to provide quality horses and accommodations for our clients who want 2- to 5-day programs.
Wisdom Horse Coaching is featured in Training magazine, April, 2009 (flip to page 20).Training is the premier training resource for 45,000 human resource professionals nationwide.
Wisdom Horse Coaching: Learning that STICKS!
Wisdom Horse®is a registered trademark of Wisdom Horse Coaching, LLC.
We are based in Minneapolis, MNUSA with Facilities in Minnesota and around the world.
