As a rule, we tend to look down on sheep, but we have a lot more in common with them than we might want to admit. In this post we’ll look at one would-be shepherd who learned the hard way that sheep are not the passive conformists we think they are, and we’ll build a list of nine ways to successfully lead sheep, no matter how many legs they happen to have.

Notes and Resources:

• Prefer to read? Here’s the full post: 9 Secrets to Leading Sheep – No Matter How Many Legs They Have
• Check out the excellent On Trails by Robert Moor on Amazon
• “Path Dependence” - When decisions presented to people are dependent on previous decisions or experiences made in the past

Quotable:

“Sheep, like people, are ungovernable when hungry.” - John Muir

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower

“An anxious herder makes a lean flock.” - Shepherding axiom

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