Lessons in Leadership From My Dog (Seriously, Stay With Me)

If my dog ran a company, here’s what we’d all learn

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So you have read all the leadership books on your shelf, attended those expensive seminars downtown, and even subscribed to those weekly newsletters promising to transform you into the next Steve Jobs. Yet, somehow, you are still scratching your head wondering why your team isn’t performing like the tool those resources promised.

Meanwhile, your dog is sprawled across the living room floor, seemingly without a care in the world — but don’t let that fool you. That furry creature might just be the leadership guru you have been searching for all along.

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Let’s get real: your dog doesn’t have an MBA

Your four-legged friend hasn’t spent years in business school or climbed any corporate ladders. There’s no corner office with a nameplate or LinkedIn profile boasting about accomplishments. Yet every single day, that tail-wagging ball of fur demonstrates leadership principles that most executives would pay thousands to master.

The reality is that while we humans complicate things with frameworks, methodologies, and buzzwords, dogs operate on pure instinct and clear communication. They don’t overthink…