Become the leader others want to follow... Character matters... Knowing yourself is essential…
Get out of the office and into the field!
And let horses teach you skills that transform your ability to lead
Do you desire learning breakthroughs that will enhance your capacity for success and leadership excellence? Are you ready to bring your best self forward? Would you like to reclaim your connection to feeling and trusting what matters to live and lead in ways that matter? If you are, experiential leadership with horses is for you.
Now more than ever, we recognize that the leadership challenges we face today are not so much about technical skills, as they are about integrity and character. Our leadership effectiveness is directly tied to our self-expression as leaders – the harmony of our thoughts, words and action. Research and results show time and again that successful leaders who meet organizational challenges, make the most of opportunities, and get the best from their teams, know how to:
- Establish connected relationships.
- Inspire and bring people together around a shared purpose.
- Lead with poise, power and presence.
Program Overview
All programs build are designed around Amanda’s core beliefs about leadership development:
- Competency in emotional intelligence, or EQ, is where it’s at. This is what distinguishes great leaders from good ones.
- A strong EQ skill set is just the beginning. Many good leaders have strong personal and interpersonal skills. What great leaders have is EQ competency – a combination of personal and relationship skills that set them apart from others.
- When it comes to building EQ competency, traditional learning approaches and environments just aren’t all that effective. Experiential learning, coaching and peer feedback in real-time work, and they work powerfully well.
Each program is tailored for your goals, which may include how to:
- Increase your ability to lead and influence others
- Make choices and take actions that are congruent with who you are as a leader
- Engage in respectful partnership and cooperation
- Hold yourself and your team accountable for promises and commitments
- Communicate more clearly and effectively within and across teams
- Move more quickly from conflict to resolution
- Tolerate ambiguity and innovate on-the-go
Why Horses?
A team of people and a herd of horses have a lot in common. They both require strong leadership; clear, consistent communication; and a keen awareness of the needs and goals of the group.
Horses provide us with a dramatic view of how our leadership skills and team work measure up. Many employees have been socialized into hiding feelings and reactions in the work place, especially from their leaders. Horses will tell you in no uncertain terms how you're affecting them — if you pay attention to the right signals. They hold up a mirror for those of us in leadership positions that we simply do not get from those who work with and for us.
Horses don't care about titles or degrees, pay scales or professional status symbols. They have no hidden agendas. They respond to us in ways that are immediate, transparent, and honest. They can't be bullied into partnership. They react in direct proportion to a person's ability to lead. Horses are master coaches who can show us when we are:
- Present or absent in conversation
- Aligned in our walk and talk
- Congruent with our bodies and feelings
- Clear about our purpose and what we are asking
- Pretending or judging
Horses can provide rich learning experiences to help leaders and work teams build a greater sense of cohesion, improve communications, and gain a deeper experience of 'right relationship' with others.
Post-Program Coaching and Learning Opportunities
Leadership Coaching Continue to expand your learning after completing one of these workshops with follow-up coaching support. Amanda’s coaching packages (which may also include individual sessions with the horses) are a great investment toward helping you:
- Reinforce your abilities to lead in the moment;
- Further define your leadership roadmap - for yourself and your organization.
Group Learning Sessions Sign-up for free post-program teleconferences or web casts. These optional 60-minute sessions provide the latest best practices and strategies from guest instructors, as well as opportunities to trouble-shoot your key challenges with a coach. There are four sessions that occur approximately once every six weeks.
Program Logistics
Locations: Many workshops are in Woodinville, Washington, 15 miles NE of Seattle. Other workshops take place in the greater metropolitan areas of: Hartford, Connecticut; Tucson, Arizona; Dallas, Texas; Gainesville, Florida; and Point Reyes, California.
Registration: Payment must be received 4 weeks in advance of the workshop. If payment is not received, we reserve the right to cancel the registration and charge a cancellation fee. Space is limited to 12 participants for each workshop, so register early!
Cancellations and Transfers: Before a program begins, Roam Consulting incurs administrative costs related to your registration. Please read our Cancellation and Refund Policy prior to registering.
All activities are designed with safety requirements for both horses and people. No riding is involved and no prior horse or riding experience is necessary to participate. Meet Amanda's herd.
Get a new view of what's possible with horses and contact Amanda for a free 30-minute consultation to establish your goals and criteria for success. Then, work with Amanda to determine the specific topics you would like to have covered. You can also arrange a 2-hour introductory session at Epona Meadows to get a sense of what it's like to work in partnership with horses.
An experienced leadership coach and interim executive, Amanda Madorno of Roam Consulting is also an accomplished and lifelong horsewoman. She competes in endurance rides with her Arabians and is an Approved Instructor in Equine Experiential Learning (EEL). Along with her guest instructors, Amanda conducts workshops and retreats that put leaders, work teams and horses together to develop new skills and awareness often difficult to achieve in typical training environments.
