The instruction is simple, but profound. The ant society has no leader, no guide, no management team, but follows a pattern of work built into them by their Creator from which we can learn.
Four of the sixteen observed ant “behaviors” include:
Career Training: Ants learn particular jobs, especially worker ants; then, on some schedule, change & learn new careers – small business demands learning many tasks and doing each well.
Education: Ants may be the only group of animals besides us in which interactive teaching behavior has been observed during their life: they pace instruction to the learner’s ability – not all your employees use the same learning style as you did. Observe. Teach them based on how they learn.
Planning: Ants store food in the warm summer to feed a colony all of winter – Planning is one key to survival. Do you have a business plan?
Limited Free Will: It seems that ant inter-relationships between ants more symbiotic than coercive. All of the above thrive in a symbiotic relationship. We can always learn from each other.
Observe and be wise: Leaders mentor, sacrificing time often to teach – even in tough times; a caring leader paces the instruction; and, an effective leader actively listens, interacting and communicating.
What kind of relationships do you cultivate: symbiotic or coercive?
Proverbs 6: 6 (AMP) Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!
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