A Leadership Lesson From A Native American Principle

That Is Also Backed By Science

I find that studies of Philosophy can often provide powerful Leadership Lessons, especially in today’s world.

One area of Philosophy that I think does not get enough Recognition for its power and brilliance is that of Native American Philosophies.

It is even more fascinating when a lesson has scientific backing!

Now the Principle which I am about to talk about comes from Two Feathers, an Elder from the Kainaiwa Clan of the Blackfoot Peoples.

He says that within different cultures that exist, there are often Distractions that attempt to blind us from Reality.

Two Feathers calls them the Coyotes of Distraction.

Within many traditions, animals are teachers of sorts, and Coyote has a number of different lessons in the stories that include him.

One of the ways that Coyote is portrayed is as a Trickster, who teaches us about the weaknesses of different ways of acting.

So, within this Principle, Coyote either acts as a “Leader” or as someone amongst the “Leader” who is trying to “Distract” us from the “Reality” of a situation.