In the wild, animals often make life-altering decisions to ensure their survival. This article explores the profound lessons corporate employees can learn from these creatures, particularly in times of crisis.
Decision-making is inherently challenging, and making the right choice is even more difficult. Poor decisions can lead to disastrous outcomes. However, many animals exhibit remarkable courage and wisdom when faced with critical decisions, offering valuable lessons for corporate professionals.
Animals such as wolves, tigers, beavers, raccoons, minks, and foxes are known to chew off their legs when caught in leghold traps. These traps, set by hunters and poachers, inflict severe damage on the animal's leg, often piercing the flesh and bone with metal jaws. The suffering continues until the trapper arrives to kill the trapped animal. Remarkably, one out of every four animals caught in these traps manages to escape by chewing off their leg (source: Humane Society International).
The focus here is not on the suffering inflicted by the traps or the fate of the animals that escape. Instead, the emphasis is on the decision-making power of these animals during times of distress. Despite the immense pain and the challenges of surviving with three legs, these animals choose to free themselves rather than endure prolonged suffering and inevitable death.
Many corporate employees find themselves trapped in metaphorical leghold traps. Unlike animals, these traps are often self-imposed. Employees accept their suffering and hesitate to seek freedom, fearing the limitations that come with it. They believe that life beyond their current corporate environment is impossible, leading to a miserable existence.
Animals in the wild often live successfully with three legs, having made bold and brave decisions. The process of chewing off a trapped leg is undoubtedly painful, but it is less painful than enduring the trap's grip until death. This philosophy is well understood by animals, and it offers a powerful lesson for corporate employees.
Corporate employees need to introspect and determine whether they are trapped in self-made leghold traps. They must question their circumstances and make wise, courageous decisions to seek freedom and improve their lives.
The courage and wisdom exhibited by animals in the wild offer profound lessons for corporate professionals. By understanding and applying these lessons, employees can make better decisions, seek freedom from self-imposed limitations, and lead more fulfilling lives.
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Dr. S. Ranganathan, ClinRise Derma Pvt., Ltd., Chennai.
By learning from the resilience and decision-making prowess of animals, corporate employees can navigate their professional lives more effectively and with greater satisfaction.
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