CHAPTER 13
Shift Front, Middle, Back
The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.
—OKAKURA KAKUZO,Japanese author and scholar
WHAT’S YOUR POSITION?
In nature, animals shift leadership roles and the position of the leader depending upon the circumstances they face.
In her book, Leadership Beyond Measure, speaker and Horse Assisted Educator Jude Jennison writes about the leadership behavior of horse herds, “The alpha mare is the most dominant . . . if dogs are close by, she will set off at a gallop. If they are further away, she will set off at a walk . . . the majority of the horses in a herd lead from the side, and this is the least dominant position you can take.”
Jude further observes that the alpha stallion leads ...
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