Horse Herd Dynamics & the Art of Organizational Success

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September 22, 2018

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A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. Put your hand on your horse and your heart in your hand.

- Pat Parelli -

Horse Herd Dynamics & the Art of Organizational Success

"The horse herd is a 40-million-year-old system that not only succeeds, it thrives. This endurance defies the conventional definition of sustainability and invites us to learn something from these powerful, wise and sensitive animals. Allegorical use of horses as a window into the management of our own social organizations may seem at best romantic, and at worst a cheap stretch. We are not animals, we tell ourselves, and our brains function differently, and besides, horses cant balance a budget. But this thinking not only over estimates our superiority, it underestimates the intelligence of nature. And, in fact, as mammals, our brains are hardwired for the same need for safety and success as the horse. It is our nature-deficient culture that robs us of true insight, robbing us of wisdom that could prevent professional and organizational demise." { read more }