5 BUSINESS LESSONS I LEARNED FROM MY DOG

Applying these key lessons to your business can lead to an increase in productivity, creativity, and resilience.

Our furry friends bring immense joy to our lives. Their ability to project love and happiness into the world helps us feel calm. They seem to live entirely in the moment, which is something we can learn from as humans. We can take it a step further and analyze how their behavior could be emulated in our own lives, particularly when it comes to business.

While there are certain dog characteristics we don’t want to replicate as humans (you can probably name quite a few), there are several that could lead to an increase in productivity. In this article, we’ve gathered five of the best lessons to be learned from dogs. Each one has its strengths, and applying these lessons to your work will undoubtedly lead to an improved way of doing business.

As we look into the specific lessons dogs teach us, keep in mind how their instinctual behaviors can make us not only better colleagues but also more adaptive and resilient professionals.

Here are the five valuable lessons dogs have taught us about business:

1 CLEAR AND FREQUENT COMMUNICATION

Dogs are always communicating. Though their communication may not be as clear to us if we aren’t familiar with their behavior, their messages come in bright as day to the dogs around them. If you’ve ever taken a dog to a dog park, you will see what we’re saying. A bow towards the ground with a tail wag means, “I’m ready to play!” while a tucked tail, cowering stance and whimpering means, “I’m scared!” The dogs who send these messages are hoping for a response in the dog they’re communicating with, whether it’s to engage in play or leave them alone. The dogs who observe these behaviors instinctively know what they mean. Though they might not always respect what the other dog is saying, the message rarely gets misconstrued.