PAUL NYAUSARU AND CHIEDZA KADARE
Dolphins provide exciting leadership lessons.
They live and travel in groups known as ‘pods’, which consist of about five to twenty members.
Sometimes, multiple pods can come together to form ‘herds’ of up to 1,000 dolphins.
Dolphins use team work approach to corral and catch their prey and shoals of smaller fish such as mackerel and herring.
Without their ability to communicate, strategise and organise, dolphins would be easily outdone by their faster, more agile prey.
Dolphins also depend on one another to hunt and survive.
Without the assistance of their fellow colleagues, dolphins would never be able to catch a meal.
By hunting together as a team, dolphins harness their individual strengths for common purpose.
So with this common goal in mind, they’re able to overcome their prey.
Unlike honey bees, dolphins share equal responsibility in their roles.
Once the prey has been corralled, each dolphin takes a chance at swimming through the bait in the hopes of catching a fish.
Leaders can adopt this concept in their team meetings to make the teams productive.
Instead of allowing the chairperson of the meeting to be the sole contributor in the meeting there is a need to offer the floor to other colleagues and give them a chance to contribute to the discussion.
Who knows what ideas and insights can be uncovered?
What take away points can be deduced from this?
λTeamwork brings the dream to life: In business, there are some challenges that are so huge when tackled alone. When faced with an intimidating challenge, it is important to harness the power of teamwork regardless of position in the organisation.
λCommunication is the blood of the team: Without clear and effective communication, the dolphins would never be able to organise themselves so strategically.
The same applies to your organisation. For the team to be effective, there is need to employ streamlined channels of communication.
Paul Nyausaru is an OD Practitioner and leadership coach. For all your OD interventions and leadership development training you can get in touch with him on whatsapp/call +263774062756 or Email pnyausaru@gmail.com
Chiedza Kadare is an OD Practitioner. You can get in touch with her on whatsapp/call +263 77 283 0986 or Email chiedza.kadare@gmail.com
