“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”
– Sheryl Sandberg
EQ Edge: One Day Program for Managers, Leaders
Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Teams
Nurture trust, create connection, and empower your leaders with emotional intelligence and well-being through an interactive equine experience.
The offering: Amplify the impact and influence of your leadership team with refined emotional intelligence skills and inspired presence. Your team will learn to trust the embodied wisdom within to lead with trust, safety and accountability, and a collaborative and collective approach to decision-making and conflict resolution in a shared culture of care.
Our Inner Rhythm experimental approach uses the latest leadership development theory, alongside innovative practices with horses. Your experience will allow you to strengthen your emotional intelligence and personal communication style to build a stronger, more united team whilst feeling increased confidence in your abilities.
Throughout the day you will be required to make instinctive and sound decisions, set realistic goals and communicate with your combined human and horse team in a clear and precise manner.
Key Learnings:
Upon completion, you’ll be able to apply what you have learned to make an immediate impact on leadership challenges in your workplace or organisation. You will leave our paddock prepared to trust your own instincts and make more grounded decisions no matter what pressures or challenges you face.
- Learn how to establish trust, build genuine rapport, and create safe team environments that encourage open communication and collaboration
- Develop skills to enhance emotional intelligence and develop empathy and non-verbal communication skills
- Feel inspired to become compassionate, human-centred leader, fostering psychologically safe environments for you and your team to thrive in
- Gain insight into your personal impact on others, allowing you to develop a leadership style that inspires and motivates your team, your peers and the overall culture of your organisation
Why invest in leadership development experiences that are emotional, sensory and create moments of realisation?
Because immersive, engaging leadership development experiences are more memorable, and the vulnerability and personal introspection that goes along with it is highly rewarding. By building a compassionate culture of leadership, organisations can support the overall mental health and well-being of their employees and have confidence in the soft skills such as awareness, vulnerability and empathy performed by their leaders to establish strong team connections.
“Building a bond of trust with any animal is always special however that bond goes to another level when it is with a horse under Jessie Cody’s expert guidance. I would never have imagined that a horse could teach me so much about myself and give me so many powerful insights into my personal leadership style. Jessie’s ability to unite ‘man and beast’ in a gentle, non-threatening, thought provoking and compellingmanner is both unique, exhilarating and highly valuable. Whether you are a leader of people or just an individual wanting to better understand your impact on others, this program will open your eyes to insights that will provide lifelong benefits. I thoroughly recommend that you try it. It’s an experience that will not disappoint.”
– Mark Yarwood, CEO, Zagame Group
“Horses teach us that in periods of intense pressure, a slower, more grounded approach is needed. As you become more grounded you will find your own inner rhythm. It is this rhythm which allows for your authentic leadership style to emerge”
Inner Rhythm director and communication specialist Jessica Liston.
“Horses give you immediate feedback for what is going on for you, inside your own head and body. When I started getting ahead of myself and I got into my head the horse stopped following and the horse didn’t move, but when you could let go of that and really just focus on your gut and your heart and relax and not try to control the horse it naturally followed you.”
Hayden Fricke Director of PeopleScape