The leadership of animals

Animals see the importance of good leadership, without a strong leader you run much greater risks. How do you become the leader in the animal world? The art of leadership is not to become a leader, but that others see you as a leader. That is crucial and to learn something about it, you have to look at animals that move in groups. Elephants Elephants respect for age. The oldest female leads the group, and she does this on the basis of experience and gained knowledge. Female elephants of sixty years and older can estimate a better risk than younger companions and the group. The leaders of the elephant group are also those with the most geographical knowledge and social skills.

Wolves

A wolf pack: the first 3 are the old or sick, they give the pace to the entire pack. If it was the other way round, they would be

left behind, losing contact with the pack. In case of an ambush they would be sacrificed. Then come 5 strong ones, the front line. In the center are the rest of the pack members, then the 5 strongest following. Last is alone, the leader. He controls everything from the rear. In that position he can see everything, decide the direction. He sees all of the pack. The pack moves according to the elders pace and help each other, watch each other. Even though your group looks strong and is well-run and well-organized, it does not matter if your leader and the group are not not ready to be disrupted. So do you trust your leader? Chimpanzees A group of chimpanzees consists of 20 to 150 monkeys, with one alpha male as leader. They live in so-called "fission-fusion" groups, meaning multiple individuals separate themselves from the group and pull together, to return later to the larger group. This form of society demands a lot of the leader, because many of his followers do not see him every day. Therefore, it is important that he regularly shows his leadership. This he does with exaggerated movements and a lot of noise showing him that he is big and strong. But without the support of other followers, he does not hold the leadership position long enough. Often he forms a coalition with one or more males. Coalition partners give support to the alpha and, conversely, he gives back support and flea sessions. These higher rankings may share meat with the leader and get (like the alpha) access to the fertile females in the group. Due to these benefits, males will always fight for a higher social position in the group, purely for status

Conclusion

In the animal world, leaders discern themselves in different ways. The leadership qualities are different in kind. One species is preferred to the strongest animal. Other types of experience, intelligence and social skills are crucial.