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What we can learn about leadership from a wolf pack

With a forest service permit, Jim and his wife Jamie lived in a tented camp near Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness. For six years, they documented the social hierarchy and behavior of the Sawtooth Pack, wolves they bottle-fed as pups. Through intensive observation of their hand-raised pack, the Dutchers learned a lot on the inner workings of wolves.

The Social Hierarchy Of The Sawtooth Pack

Depending on the size of the wolf pack, a typical hierarchy is made up of one alpha male and an alpha female. Next is the beta (mid-ranking), and the omega is the lowest ranking member of the pack. The other pack members fall somewhere in between the alpha and omega.

The most fascinating part of the video is how hierarchy is developed within the wolf pack. As I was watching the video, I realized that the behavior of the wolf pack is very similar to humans. From the time they were puppies and turning into adults, how Kamots became the alpha male, how poor Lakota ended up being the Omega and how Matsi evolved into the Beta for the wolf pack. Read More...