1. The Leadership Challenge
From Horse Sense to People Smarts

2. Presenters Nancy Lowery President, The Natural Leader Dr. Fred Jacques
Principal, Jacques & Associates Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

3. Session Overview
Overview of Programs Based on the Leadership Challenge Model using Horses and Natural Horsemanship Techniques as the Instructional Guide
Links to Emotional Intelligence
Approaches, Tools and Techniques Used
Potential Applications for Leadership Learning

4. Instructional Frameworks
The Leadership Challenge Model
Model the Way
Inspire a Shared Vision
Challenge the Process
Enable Others to Act
Encourage the Heart
Emotional Intelligence
Natural Horsemanship
Co-Facilitation/Matched Expertise

5. Links to the Five Practices
Model the Way: by clarifying their own goals and style as a leader and using that knowledge to form a working relationship with their equine partner as they perform a variety of basic tasks.
Inspire a Shared Vision: by clarifying their objectives and finding a way of communicating that to their equine partner so that they jointly achieve their objective.
Challenge the Process: by confronting established patterns in their own approach to leadership and their basic beliefs to find new ways to work with a constituent [their horse!] and overcome their own fears to challenge themselves and their equine partner to achieve progressively more challenging tasks.

6. Links to the Five Practices
Enable Others to Act: by discovering ways to enable their horse to work with progressively less direct input from their human partner, through a process of trust building and non-verbal communication to achieve a variety of tasks
Encourage the Heart: by determining how their equine partner wants to be recognized and acknowledged and finding consistency in their own approach as a leader, so that clear messages are sent as to what behaviours are desired and how much their partner’s success is appreciated.

7. Emotional Intelligence
The ability to be aware of, to name and to work effectively with the full range of emotions that we experience as we try to lead
The ability to be able to read, interpret and respond to emotions in others
Multiple research studies have linked EI to success and effectiveness as a leader
In the Activities, participants experience and deal with emotions in ‘real time’ – not a simulation – and learn how to interpret them and adapt their leadership approach accordingly

8. People, Horses and Emotions
“A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care.”
Pat Parelli

9. Natural Horsemanship Principles
Like leadership concepts there are many different practitioners
It all boils down to effective communication - clear & consistent
It requires: attitude, knowledge & experience
Like leadership it may appear simple, but something that is simple is not necessarily easy

10. Walk-Through of Program
Classroom Orientation
Introductions and Recording of Individual Learning Goals
Overview of Session
Overview of Leadership Challenge Model
Overview of Emotional Intelligence
Preparation for Activities with Horses
Discussion of Awareness Tools

11. Walk-Through of Program.
The Awareness Wheel: Adapted from Miller, Wackman, Nunnally, and Saline

12. Walk-Through of Program
Observing the Herd: ‘The Big Picture’
Physical Overview and Orientation
Linkages and Similarities to Individuals and Teams at Work
Safety Orientation
Basic Personal Safety Working with Horses
Selective Assignment of Horses to Participant

13. Walk-Through of Program
Activity One: Walking the Talk
Activity Two: Take Your Horse for a Walk
Activity Three: Walking with a Purpose
Periodic Debriefs: “Hold Your Horses”
Lunch Break: with Guided Reflection

14. Walk-Through of Program
PM:
Reflecting on Values
The Walk of Trust
The Round Pen: Leadership Essentials
Guided Reflection
Review of Learning Goals

15. “You're not working on the horse, you're working on yourself.”
Learning Outcomes
“You're not working on the horse, you're working on yourself.”
Ray Hunt

16. Learning Outcomes Enhanced Self-Awareness
Assessment of Leaderships Strengths and Communication Style
A Unique Form of ‘Multi-Rater’ Feedback
Greater Clarity, Confidence and Courage
Positive Input to Leadership Goal-Setting

17. Questions?