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Learning Through Horses
“I came away chastened, sensitized and more thoughtful about interactions with people and animals. As an introvert and analytic type, I was reminded of the importance of the nonverbal cues which are so key in understanding behavior.”
“Opportunity to experience having a different lens on yourself in a totally different environment and learning about self & others (both people and horses).”
“My big after-the-fact Ah Ha is that not everything that seems unpredictable actually is (like a horse) and that I don’t necessarily need to fear unpredictability, just be aware, balanced, and ready to respond confidently and appropriately—same of horses.”
As a horse owner and enthusiast, I had an ah-ha one day when I was in a riding lesson. I was frustrated that the horse was not doing what I wanted her to do. Then I suddenly realized that I clearly was not communicating my intentions.
“As a coach, Gerri is a deep listener, curious, thoughtful, versatile, and very resourceful. There are a million executive coaches out there, but Gerri doesn’t follow a single methodology, as she tailors her approach to the client she’s working with. What she did with me was unique to my work environment, my specific needs, and the feedback she got from my 360 review that she did.” AVP Research in a Health System in North Carolina – MK
VP Operations, Hospital in Southeast – CM
“I honestly think that I’m sitting in this new seat that I’m in today because of meeting Gerri at the right time in my life. Gerri was laying foundations when she taught me all the things that she did about executive presence and impulse control and managing confidence and dealing with communications. That’s what increased my getting noticed, promotions, and lots of positive comments from my leadership team that I work directly with.”
Physician, Chief of Staff in North Carolina – MS, M.D.
“I really think Gerri has a lot of experience that was invaluable. I also felt like it was important for me to have someone who understood what it was like to be a physician and her experience working with physicians; and also frankly for just being married to a physician really helped. I think it would be hard for me to go to a coach who had no idea of some of the complexities of being a physician–your sense of what you’ve sworn in oath to and having a license you have to live up to.”
Physician, Director Post-Acute Care in North Carolina – MP, D.O.
“I think that Gerri was very flexible in her approach to things and adapted to changes. Gerri helped my (Admin) partner and I improve in our ability to work together and bounce off each other, improving the strength of our network.”
Project Manager in a Credit Union in Texas – IR
“Gerri is approachable, professional and highly knowledgeable, not only in the arena of coaching, but she also brought her expertise on human resources to our discussions which I found to be a bonus and invaluable. She added the perspective of having balance.”
System Administrative Director Outpatient Cancer Care in Virginia – LK
“Through the tools and skills, she was able to help me develop self-awareness, self-regulation, building relationships, looking for areas of agreement and looking at the big picture. I was able to shift my focus away from what wasn’t working well to finding a way to make my situation work well, and I don’t think I would have gotten through this time period of my career without her help. At least not as successfully.”
Something I learned through coaching that has been much value in communicating with needs to Hospital Administration: ”The way I prepare for things and the way I do things is different. For example, in preparing for a meeting, in the past, it would entail what I wanted to accomplish and it was really one-sided and now I’ll look at the other side. I ask myself what is it that the other person can see and help me with for the demands that I would bring to them. Using that frame of reference and instead of being needy or demanding, I recognize that we have mutual needs and that the burden level of my demands at that point become minimized.” Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, Chief of Staff of Hospital in GA – SE, M.D
