Daniel Andrino

The Lion and the Guru: the Amazing Story of Becoming a Team Leader Daniel Andrino

The secrets of teamwork. What can we learn in the remote African savanna about teamwork? Can a lion teach us about leadership? The most useful lessons can arise in unusual places. During a safari in Africa, an executive suffers an accident and is forced to convalesce in a hospital. There he met an old man who offered to share his wisdom gathered in a series of stories about the ultimate leader, the African lion, and its interaction with other species of the animal kingdom. The various stories show why not all teams are equal and help us to visualize the most appropriate leadership strategies for each case. The Lion and The Guru states that the three axes that define a team are their skills, solidarity among its members and the acceptance of the leader. It teaches us that the greatest achievement of a leader is not to get people to follow him, but getting that people want to follow.