In Indonesia, the eagle is a symbol of the state, namely the garuda, a golden eagle with a human-like body found in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
It symbolizes that Indonesia is a big and strong country.
Native American Indians saw the eagle as a symbol of strength, leadership, and extraordinary vision. The eagle has been used as a symbol by many great empires throughout history, from Babylonia to Egypt, to Rome and even the United States.
In early Christianity, the eagle was seen as a symbol of hope and strength as well as representing salvation.
In Islam, the eagle represents ferocity as well as glory and domination.
Perhaps it is no coincidence that different cultures from thousands of years ago have adopted the same symbol.
From thousands of years ago eagles have always been associated with strength and their way of leading, the eagle’s leadership philosophy has become a lesson in how to hone the spirit of leadership in the era of globalization.
Here, mister describes the 6 principles of eagle leadership;
1. Eagle flies alone at high altitude
They do not fly with sparrows, ravens and other small birds. It means; Stay away from narrow minded people, people who bring you down. Eagles fly with fellow eagles. Hang out with quality people, not quantity.
2. The eagle has a clear vision
They have the ability to focus on something they see 5 km away. No matter the obstacle, the eagle will not take its focus off the prey until it finds it. It means; Have a vision and stay focused no matter the obstacles and you will be successful.
3. Eagles don’t eat carrion
They only feed on fresh prey. It means; Don’t rely on past success, keep looking for new things to conquer. Leave the past and reach for the future.
4. Eagles love storms
When the clouds gather, the eagle gets excited, once it finds a storm wind, the eagle uses the wind to lift itself higher. This gives the eagle a chance to glide and rest its wings.
Meanwhile, all the other birds were hiding in the branches and leaves of the trees. It means; Face the challenges in front of you because it can make you a stronger and better person than you are now. We can use the storms of life to rise to a higher level.
A leader is not afraid to rise to greater heights. A leader is not afraid of challenges, rather they enjoy it and use it to their advantage.
5. Eagles practice flying
They remove feathers and soft grass in the nest so that young eagles feel uncomfortable staying in the nest, in the end they want to learn to fly and they are able to fly.
It means; Leave your comfort zone because there is no development there.
6. The eagle transforms
As the eagle gets older, its feathers become weak and it cannot carry it as fast and as high as it used to. His beak becomes long and bent until it touches his chest making it difficult for him to hunt prey, this makes him weak and can kill him.
So he withdrew to a place far away in the mountains. While there, he plucked the hairs on his body and broke his beak and claws on the rocks until he was completely naked; very bloody and painful process. Then the eagle stays in its hiding place until it grows new feathers, new beak and claws and then it flies higher than before.
It means; Sometimes we need to get rid of old habits, no matter how difficult they are, the things that weigh us down or don’t add value to our lives have to be let go.
That’s the philosophy of the eagle and the 6 principles of leadership of the eagle that we can take and apply to our lives. Hope it is useful!
