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25
Mar
2018
If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be?
Those who are unable to think metaphorically won’t even understand the question. But some of the organizations I worked with, years ago, used that question to help members understand a little better their relationships with the people they worked with.
For example, I tend to think of myself as a donkey – a creature that carries whatever gets piled onto its back without complaint. But a colleague described herself as a hedgehog – an indication that when things got rough, she would figuratively curl up into a tight little ball protected by prickly spines. (Another called herself Miss Piggy, giving me a warning that it might be all about her.)
Obviously, I can’t ask world leaders what kind of animal they think they would be. But I get some wry satisfaction from imagining them as animals.
Categories: Sharp Edges
Tags: Trump, Putin, Trudeau, Kim Jong-Un