Nature Based Leadership Capacity Development
Increase the capacity of your leaders and see challenging dynamics
as opportunities to build more holistic and restorative relationships
Are your leaders struggling with these challenges?
BURNOUT & OVERWHELM
Learn About Shifting Dynamics & How To Self Manage
Your passionate team can make a lasting impact, but without self-awareness & tools for regulation, they risk overextending themselves which can lead to negative mindsets and disengagement.
STRAINED TEAM DYNAMICS
Build Restorative Communication Skills
Being committed to positive change highlights today's racial and social divides, causing communication breakdowns and internal conflict. Restorative skills can prevent the tension stemming from a lack of human connection.
LEADERSHIP OVERWHELM
Gain Clarity on Leadership Identity & Agency
When leaders lack a clear vision, leadership identity, and agency, they may struggle to achieve balance and empowerment, resulting in an unsustainable approach to managing impact goals and ensuring team well-being.
Transform Your Team Through Nature Based Leadership Development
Join mission-driven organizations who've discovered the power of nature-based leadership development.
What our clients have to say…
★ “My awareness has been heightened as to interactions with others. I'll try to be a better listener.”
★ “I am actively choosing to actively listen and I’ve used empowering questions to help better understand others.”
★ “I’m reflecting on my tendencies towards caretaking others and how I worry about creating a culture at [agency] of disempowered caretaking versus a culture where we celebrate our shared humanity and connection to nature.”
Chen Designs team building healing hike, oakland, ca
Reduce Burnout
🌿 Build healthy boundaries and self-awareness to prevent team overextension.
Strengthen Team Dynamics
🌿 Heal communication breakdowns and internal conflicts through restorative practices.
Sustainable Leadership Growth
🌿 Develop leaders who can sustain their impact through nature-guided strategies.
“Healing hikes and the other services Rino provides are situated somewhere between wilderness therapy, mindfulness practice, and corporate team building”
How to Build Your Program
Take some time to understand what your organization’s needs are at the moment. You can follow the list of reflection questions below to help you get started on a journey to create your organization’s dream program!
Pre-assessment questions:
What specific area of support am I looking for?
better communication skills, programming design, stronger relationships, alternative team building experience, etc…
Identifying specifically what your team’s needs are will be key in narrowing in on the focus and whether I can provide support in those areas.
How ready is my team to do the work?
staff are requesting support, leadership sees potential in cultivating workplace wellness or address ongoing issues, there’s been a sharing of resources or previous effort to receive support
As a decision-maker, you don’t want to blind-side your team with a mandatory or exploratory effort to adjust or change the way things are going. Knowing there is some level of readiness to tackle the needs of your team/community can show up in many different ways. Think about how these have shown up and be prepared to share this story with me!
Is there existing buy-in at the leadership or team level?
you can speak to an existing budget or allocation of funds to work on your team’s needs, higher level decision-makers like directors or supervisors are advocates for this work and may already engage in some form of wellness whether on the personal level or within the organization on some level
Coming to the table with a better sense of how this investment in your staff will operationalize shows a level of readiness and buy-in. Make sure you’ve gone through the process of “proposing” or “convincing” your leadership that this is well worth the long-term health, wellness, and success of your organization.
What conversations have happened to lead you here and what are key talking points to share with Raynelle?
there’s a story to tell and a chain of events that have led you to reach out for outside support, someone recommended my firm and the services qualify for your interest in moving forward, your insights tell you the nature-based approach will resonate
Being able to bottom-line the key points from the story that has led you to me not only saves us a tremendous amount of time on a call, but we can also identify your core needs. As I listen I pay attention to the level of urgency, practical ways my services align to your needs, and whether you can clearly identify the trailhead (or starting point in our potential work together). A valuable takeaway I can offer you on a call are the hidden dynamics that may be playing a key role in your challenges and why the needs are showing up.
Even if our call doesn’t lead us to working together, there are still valuable resources and practitioners I can share with you so that you land the appropriate support system!