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'Porcupine' strategy: Remember how the porcupines survived the Ice Age?

During the Ice Age many animals died because of the cold. Seeing this situation, the porcupines decided to group together, wrap up and protect each other. But they hurt each other with their thorns, and then decided to stay apart. Now, they started to freeze to death again.

So they had to make a choice: either vanish from the face of the earth or accept each other's thorns. They wisely decided to stay together again. They learned to behave courteously, overlooking the small wounds that closeness causes, because the most important thing was the warmth given by the other.

This week, let's remember the porcupines when we face difficulties working together in our teams.

Credits: RealAcad