Lead Your Hospital Like a Horse Would and Watch Your Herd Thrive Healthcare is at a crossroads. Covid-19 dramatically increased the pressure on an already stressed system. The goal of providing excellent care has not changed, but with fragmented and exhausted teams, the achievement of that goal is more challenging. Horses, who have the proven ability to organize in herds that bring out the strengths of every individual and to thrive in dynamic environments, can help. Leaders cannot remove all of the outside pressures on healthcare, but they do have the power to change internal dialogue. Stop “beating a dead horse” in unproductive conversations with your team. Learn more than three dozen horse-inspired concepts that have the power to transform your hospital into a resilient and cohesive herd that uses its energy wisely and is able to shift from merely surviving into thriving.