by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Mar 10, 2022 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership
Have you ever tried to negotiate with a horse? Trust me, it really tests your negotiating skills (yep, even more than negotiating with a toddler!). You see, you cannot force a 500kg + being to do anything he doesn’t want to do. But you can...
by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Mar 3, 2022 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership
We’ve all heard the expression ‘you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink’. 🙃 But have you heard this funny take on it: ‘you can lead a human to knowledge but you can’t make him think’ (original source unknown). Very relevant to the work that...
by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Feb 24, 2022 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership
“Words shrink things that seem timeless in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.” Stephen King, Author. When a horse is feeling that something isn’t quite right, you’ll know it. They’ll swish their tails, turn their heads or stomp...
by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Feb 17, 2022 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership
I’ll never forget a lesson my horses once taught me about composure. 🐎 During the last lockdown period, I was helping to bring all our horses in to the barn as a new storm brewed on the horizon. We had plenty of time, we were not in danger, and I was handling...
by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Feb 3, 2022 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership
A horse is a horse of course of course And no one can talk to a horse of course. That is of course unless the horse Is the famous Mister Ed! 🎵 Who is singing along, nostalgic for the old 60s show Mister Ed? I feel like Wilbur from the TV show sometimes,...
by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Jan 27, 2022 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership
Word of the Week…HUMOUR Once, my colleagues in Canada were hit by an unprecedented cold snap which meant all ten of their horses had to spend an entire week inside an indoor arena instead of out in the field. They found themselves shovelling manure constantly, but no...
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