Flying Lead Change: 56 Million Years of Wisdom for Leading and Living

For leaders at work, at home, and in our communitiesan essential guide to nature-based leadership inspired by the wisdom of indigenous teachings and horses. Is there a common element to the challenges and crises of our modern age? If so, it must be disconnectionfrom each other, our planet, and the sense that our lives have purpose and meaning. Where can we turn for answers? In Flying Lead Change, leadership teacher Kelly Wendorf offers a new approach to leading and living inspired by two profound sources of ancient wisdom: original peoples and Equus (the horse), grounded in evidence-based principles of neuroscience. In her groundbreaking EQUUS training program, Wendorf teaches a way of leadership modeled on a 56 million-year-old system of the horse herda path that has allowed humans and horses alike to survive the kinds of global and societal threats we now face, such as climate change and mass extinction. Here she takes you step by step through this powerful approach, including: Listeningthe starting point for all leadership, in which we suspend our biases and preferences Careexplore the ancient, indigenous understanding of care that is reciprocal, empathic, and beneficial to all Presencemeeting the here and now with vulnerability, openness, and a stable foundation Safetyhow a masterful leader creates a sense of group resilience and strength by leading from behind for the welfare of all Connectionways to move away from coercion and force to promote genuine communication and belonging Peacecreating group harmony right now through the surprising concepts of congruence and tempo Freedomreturning to our wild nature that is inherently free, unbridled, and unbroken Joymoving beyond temporary happiness to a state of wholehearted engagement of life, whatever the circumstances In horsemanship, a flying lead change allows a running horse to respond with breathtaking grace to changing conditions. Collectively, we need a similar physics-defying maneuver, Wendorf writes. This book is for the calledthought leaders, visionaries, parents, creatives, and all those who sense we are being asked to participate in humanitys flying change through the way we live, love, and lead.