High Performing Organizations Part 2

Many corporations believe in doing some form of team building. However, many employees that have been say that for the most part the experience falls into one of two categories: lectures and trust exercises, such as ropes courses. Lectures usually focus on effectiveness, effectiveness based on your leadership style, personality style, etc. Ropes and wilderness outings focus on trust. But, as stated in The Heart of the Transformational Coaching Process bonding, or cohesiveness is just as important as being effective. The Corporate Development programs designed at Pillar Ranch address both of these foundational issues at once. Because of its experiential nature, it is possible for personal hindrances to show up that affect the workplace. Once the team sees what is being observed during the team building, it is able to be discussed, then lasting changes can occur that allow for that team to be effective and cohesive. That is what every organization wants to accomplish high performance.

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I thought today I'd describe the difference between Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy since Pillar Ranch offers both. Equine Assisted Learning, or EAL, is designed to help individuals become aware of their habits, personality styles, and choices and how those factors influence and affect others. EAL works for groups, individuals, and families. EAL is effectively used in groups that work together, such as families or teams in a corporate setting. Pillar Ranch has designed workshops for the board of local chambers, sales teams, and youth groups.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, or EAP, is designed to process behaviors that come out presently as a result of past experiences. Some of those experiences can be from sexual abuse, divorce, loss, family separations, and other traumatic experiences. Our past determines how we react to things in the present. Most EAP sessions are done with individuals and families. Sometimes groups of like populations are coordinated.
Each type of session serves its purpose. Most clients have found their sessions effective, enlightening, and the start of lasting change. However, most of us have several issues we want to work on; therefore, four to eight sessions are usually desired. This allows time to become greatly aware of habits and behaviors that are hindering either our personal or professional growth.

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High Performing Organizations

Here at Pillar Ranch, one of the services we offer is Corporate Development Workshops or Team building. Therefore, I want to do a 2 part blog post on what helps to make a team stand out and perform well. To start, let me quote an excerpt from a book I am currently reading: "Many organizations have cultures that inhibit people from really hooking up at an emotional level. These organizations do not seem to have the spirit, the commitment, and the vitality that high-performing organizations possess. Conversely, what is always true of high-performing organizations or teams is that their members have developed...bonds. These relationships form the context for achieving high performance." (taken from The Heart of the Transformational Coaching Process)
This is why Pillar Ranch offers a package that allows the team not only to work on the issues currently not making the team as cohesive and effective as it should be, but, offers quarterly follow-up sessions. The follow-ups are probably more important than the Corporate Development Workshop, because it allows that cohesive relationship to form.
Pillar Ranch designs workshops that help people see habits and styles that hinder their effectiveness both personally and professionally. Through the interaction with horses, many of these can be quickly identified.
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The joys of Horses

As we approach the Christmas season, and look back on our year and what we are thankful for, I would like to share a few stories. As a riding instructor, it brings me joy to see the kids I work with fall in love with horses. Two of my former students have bought their own horse (one from my herd) and another former student leases a horse. Seeing people fall in love with horses enough to make a committment to their own is pure joy.
A client, we'll call "Sue", called me a month after a Personal Development workshop (interacting with the horses to learn about herself). She said things that she learned about herself during that session still was impacting her. "Sue's" family noticed a difference in how she communicated and handled pressure!
These and many more stories are the stories that bring me joy daily working at Pillar Ranch. Changing lives through horses is what I love.

Horse Sense: Pillar Ranch

In the December edition of South Side Business News, Pillar Ranch was featured. The paper shared with the community the services offered by Pillar Ranch which include: personal development, corporate workshops, and equine assisted psychotherapy. For the complete article, log onto http:www.SouthSideBusiness.com and turn to page 5.

Do Horses Choose Us?

As you know Pillar Ranch uses horses for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. I just finished reading a book called Chosen by a Horse that was the author's memoir of rescueing a horse from starvation, neglect, and death. Yet the horse showed the author a gentle, forgiving nature that allowed the author to heal part of her pain from an abusive, mistreated past. It's a good read! It shows the healing power of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.
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