Friday, December 3, 2010

Follow the Leader

The following poem is a play on the different character traits that most leaders possess.  A leader usually has drive, self-confidence, creativity, cognitive ability, business knowledge, motivation integrity, and flexibility.   


The wounded deer, whose will is to live, 
even though it is to die;
A confident cat jumps from the ledge,
always to land on its hind.

There is no food, the desert is dry,
but the lion still tends to her cubs;
A bat in the night, finds its fruit ripe,
by echoing its voice above.

The bear eats till next spring - 
she knows where the salmon spawn;
An entire flock follows one's wings,
as soon as it starts to get warm.

  The elephant can not even tell a little white lie;
and penguins adapt, in order  to survive arctic ice.




Which animal are you like?  Even though I believe that I posess most of the leadership characterisitcs that the poem illustrates, I find it difficult to consistently implement the respective required trait into real-life situations.  I guess that's what separates us from animals...we have the power to deny reasoning, while animals act on instinct.  What do you think?     



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