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In this episode, Kelly Wendorf shares insights on leadership, care, and the wisdom of horses, exploring how ancient species can teach us about thriving through change and the importance of relational kinship with nature.
We had a great conversation, and we probably should have mentioned what the title of Kelly's book refers to! This is how she describes Flying Lead Change in the foreword to her book: "A flying lead change is the equestrian term for a high-level yet natural gymnastic move that happens at the canter, lope, or gallop. When a horse, say, canters, they lead with either their left or right set of legs. (Sometimes, there is, say, a radical change in topography;) this will lead the horse to change their lead... The flying lead change, or flying change, is when the animal, midflight, changes their lead from left to right, or vice versa. At its finest, when you are astride a highly trained horse who deliberately executes the motion with balanced elegance, a flying change is astonishing to experience. .... (it) requires a culmination of complex and coordinated elements executed in one dynamic flow mid-air.: attunement to change, connection, balance and equilibrium; a quiet mind; openness to new possibilities; temp; a suspension of pattern while continuing momentum; and finally levitation to create space for a transition of balance and new direction. Collectively, we are facing the need for the same physics-defying maneuver. Our topography is radically changing, which requires us to change the way we lead our lives, families, and organizations. Such topography calls us to execute this change with similar mastery.
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