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When you work with a horse you get back exactly what you give.

If I ask my horse to move by pushing on him with 10 pounds of pressure he will lean back on me with exactly 10 pounds of pressure. There’s a lot of pressure being exerted (20 pounds) but it isn’t getting us anywhere.

If I want my horse to move I don’t have to touch him. I can move him wherever I want to go by using my body energy. Sometimes I just have to look at his feet and he will move. That’s how sensitive a horse is.

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The other day a question was posted to one of my leadership networking sites. The author asked if it was possible to change the “bad attitude” of difficult employees.

At one time or other, everyone has had to deal with a difficult person. It can be a discouraging, frustrating and energy-draining experience. However, I recently came across some “horse sense” that offers a unique and positive perspective on improving these challenging relationships.

I have a difficult employee named Bob. Bob is… Continue

I sometimes think that I have more leadership books in my office than the local Chapters. I have books promoting simple leadership, resonant leadership, real leadership, servant leadership, kind leadership etc., etc. After a while all these theories start to blend together and it becomes impossible to distinguish one from the other. You spend a lot of your time reading about leadership but reading won’t necessarily make you a great or even a good leader.

If I want to work on improving my leader… Continue