Everything I’ve learned training horses, has made me a much better executive HR leader and trainer:
Because a horse will force you to …
Improve your skill gaps.
Be fair with your advantages.
Communicate clearly and in sync with the situation.
View partnership and respect as created daily.
When I coach CEO’s on workforce performance management, get workforce buy in on policy compliance, or have difficult conversations that will impact people’s lives in the workplace: I am applying what I have learned as a cowgirl in the corporate world.
Be it a startup or a national organization, I combine my 25+ years of HR expertise, with my insights on how to influence a 1200-pound equine far stronger, faster (and many times strategically smarter) than me, to get the required results.
Both horses and humans need leaders to:
Be clear in their expectations but listen with curiosity.
Release pressure when there is ‘give’: reward effort.
Consistently apply appropriate boundaries and expect reasonable results.
To practice what they preach.
In helping my clients with complex employee relations, challenging regulations, or HR projects, I get the satisfaction of seeing my Corporate Cowgirl expertise:
Bring quick relief and resolutions.
Greatly mitigate legal and financial risks.
Elevate my clients above the HR chaos, freeing them to focus on their business goals.
‘Cuz that’s what cowgirls do in the corporate world; they motivate the herd, guide those that need it, tame the broncos, and manage the wild side of the workplace into a positive partnership.
And they do it with competence and humor…because HR (as you can see from my brand) does not need to be all dry as toast serious and hard-core communication. I take my work seriously and there is definitely a place for enforcement, but many times taking the spurs off and using a little humor blended with true HR competence, can corral much better results for leaders.
So, take a gander and see what my clients have to say about my abilities and results…then I hope to partner with you soon!
