Not all intelligence is artificial. What if we turned to nature for the wisdom that will blaze a new trail for people who know the dominant ways we have led our organizations don’t work?
NEW
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2026
A TeachingHorse Field Guide for Finding A Way Forward
“Confidence in uncertainty is not about knowing. It’s about noticing.”
June Gunter, Ed.D. | Founder, TeachingHorse | Chaos to Clarity
CHAOS TO CLARITY:
ABOUT THE BOOK
A horse herd moving through a storm doesn’t wait for one leader to have all the answers. Every
member shares accountability for the health, harmony, and unity of the group. Attention moves.
Direction shifts. Energy is chosen, not imposed. That collective intelligence is not instinct alone.
It is a learnable practice. June Gunter has spent 25 years decoding it.
Chaos to Clarity is not a book about horses as metaphor. It is a field guide built from direct
observation of how herds actually work, formalized into the Diamond Model of Shared
Leadership™, built around four capabilities that belong to everyone on the team.
Each chapter includes learning experiences you can use the next day. Real client stories.
Guided reflection. Monday morning actions. And what TeachingHorse facilitators call Juneisms:
fiercely precise truths that are trailheads, not platitudes. Each one leads somewhere real.
Real shared leadership has been practiced for fifty million years. We’re just catching up.
“This book is simply beautiful. It is so hopeful. The horses do not offer us any wrong information.”
Jane Vella, Ed.D. | Founder, Global Learning Partners & Author, Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach
“Bold leadership has never been more necessary. In a world defined by complexity and constant change, we need more individuals willing to accept the responsibility of leading teams with humanity. June’s work illuminates the kind of reflective, adaptive leadership this moment demands. Her book offers a compelling guide for those who strive to lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.”
Iris S. Levine | Interim President, Cal Poly Pomona
“June Gunter is a master at translating the wisdom of horses into practical leadership guidance. She has created a whole new vocabulary for enhancing team coherence and collaboration. While nothing about our current environment makes leadership easy, the Diamond Model does make it simple for teams to engage in practices that make us better collaborators for solving problems while embracing possibilities.”
Nicole Hawkes | Chief of Staff, Cal Poly Pomona
TESTIMONIALS
June Gunter
June Gunter is the founder of TeachingHorse, LLC and the originator of the Diamond Model of Shared Leadership™. For more than two decades she has helped leaders, teams, and organizations find their footing in uncertain terrain by drawing on the behavior, wisdom, and presence of horse herds. Chaos to Clarity: A TeachingHorse Field Guide for Finding a Way Forward is her most complete statement of that work.
Nicole Parks is a storyteller focused on leadership, communication, attention, and earned influence. Drawing on human systems and close observation of animals, her work challenges conventional authority and reframes leadership as a practice of listening and relationship. She lives in Georgia with her husband, Bill, and her equine teachers, Willow, a paint horse, and Valentine, a Friesian.
Nicole Parks
Founder, TeachingHorse
Communications Director