Last year my husband and I went horseback riding in the Smokey Mountains with several friends. After a long day of riding, we were on our way back to camp when we came to a fork in the trail and realized no one was quite sure which way to go. The lead horse, however,...
Whether you’re a leader or a follower, to achieve optimal performance, it all begins with TRUST. But what does that really mean? Universally, to trust someone is to have confidence in them. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “People don’t care how much you know...
It’s no secret, the colder and wetter the weather outside gets, the less active we become and the fatter we get – horses and businesses are no different. And just as my horses are growing fat and lazy standing in the pasture waiting for their next handout...
This weekend as I was watching a professional horse trainer work with a horse that had a nasty habit of kicking anytime he didn’t like something and didn’t want to do what was asked of him, I realized the horse not only had a behavior problem, he also had a respect...
The two great passions in my life (not counting my family of course) are human resources and horses. And while it’s hard to imagine that these two topics could have anything in common, you might be surprised to find, as a business leader, you can learn a lot...
There was another horrible school shooting yesterday – a more common occurrence than anyone would like to admit. And this morning everyone is asking WHY. The key to this answer lies in leadership and the fact that people don’t do desperate things because of mistakes...
