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Be a Penguin

Take away three leadership lessons from an unlikey source, penguins, in this week's blog post.

Leadership is one of the most talked about subjects out there, and for good reason. There are many different styles of leadership that are effective, so it’s hard to say that in order to be a leader one must only follow a certain path. There are countless books, blogs, and articles written on the topic, but I want to share with you a story I came across last year. It is a story about penguins.  This may seem like an unlikely source of inspiration, but if we follow the lessons from this story, we can become better leaders.

Here in St. Louis our zoo has a pretty cool penguin house. It’s one of my son’s favorite places to go when we visit the zoo. After reading the story I’m going to share this week, I’ve observed the penguins more closely during the visits. Have you ever really watched penguins? If you have, you’ll notice the energy and personality they possess.

The story of the penguins begins with a group of 46 original penguins at the San Francisco Zoo in the early 2000’s. This group had become overly comfortable and relaxed. Life was great; they lived at a nice, easy pace. The original group was very laid-back. They would go for a morning swim, eat, and then lie around and relax all day. Nothing ever excited them too much or brought the group down. Well one day a new group of six penguins were introduced into this group. 

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