---

Guest post by: Dr. Vincent Kituku Become an Author

Tweet

---

---

Top 7 Tips for Overcoming Buffaloes With Others

You may have read or heard me tell about life with menacing water buffaloes near Kangundo, Kenya, were I grew up. Buffaloes came to my community without warning. When there was a buffalo in the village, life changed completely.

The first time I heard women screaming, it was because there was a buffalo in the village. The first time I visited a person in hospital, he had been stampeded upon by a buffalo. I saw a lion climbing a tree to escape from a buffalo in a Discovery Presentation. A single lion would never dare to attack a buffalo. It takes a pack of 4-5 lions about 6-8 hours to kill a buffalo.

When there was a buffalo in the village, running away or a climbing tree were not options.

This analogy applies to the daily challenges we face whether in the workplace or at home. Those challenges are our "social buffaloes"-life storms that threaten our professional endeavors or our personal tranquility. They can affect large and small organizations. No one is exempt from their (social buffaloes) threat. No private or public organizations can stop social buffaloes from appearing in their "village."

When you or your organization is face-to-face with a fierce buffalo, there is no short cut-just as villagers could not run away or climb trees, neither can you escape from the buffalo trumpeting you your organization. You have a strategy and a team to help overcome the beast.

Traditional knowledge has it that in some communities, when a buffalo was sighted, young men would gather with spears and form a circle as they approached it. One person would spear the buffalo and then run away. As the buffalo pursued the first spear-thrower, another person speared it from another side. The buffalo would change direction and run toward the source of new pain. This went on until the beast was overpowered.

We you think of that team of young men, you can't fail to realize that there were 7 attributes that glued them together in their goal-to overcome a buffalo.

Recognize that a buffalo can't be brought down with a single spear. Your skills alone are not adequate for the challenges you or your team is facing. A team, whether in the workplace or elsewhere, brings a pool of talents, knowledge, encouragement and other parameters that make your contribution shine.

Here are top 7 tips for overcoming buffaloes with others

• 1. There is need for unwavering commitment.
• 2. Each member must have the desire to contribute to the best of his or her ability.
• 3. Clear communication should be the thread that's keep the team together.
• 4. There must be collaboration, not competition.
• 5. There should be away of staying connected to the goal and each other's progress.
• 6. Each one must be flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances
• 7. Have an established system for resolving conflicts with compromising the team's goal.

Related Articles

  First, Know Your Buffalo-Then Get the Right Spears!
  Overcoming Objections
  How to Overcome Fears and Obstacles
  7 Tips to Overcome Cold Callin Jitters
  Simple Strategies to Defeat Any Challenge
  Effective Negotiating
  Overcoming Adversity in Business Takes a Positive Attitude
  Bookkeeping Tips on Tips
  Most Frequently Requested Help
  I'm concerned about my sales dropping over the Christmas break. Got any tips?
  Overcome Call Reluctance - Get Your Salespeople to Prospect
  Stress And Personal Mastery
  Recognize Challenges
  3 Essential Video Tips For Female Entrepreneurs
  How To Overcome of 'Not Achieving Goal' Fear
  4 (plus one) Sure-Fire Tips to Grab the Media’s Interest
  Overcoming Stress In 5 Simple Ways
  Use God To Manage Your Business Issues
  2 Keys to Selling Success from Ann Romney and Chris Christie
  God Is Stronger Than Your Business Issues

Related Forum Posts

Business Tips
Re: Using Craigslist SEO to Promote Your Website
Re: What is your biggest challenge? Today?
Re: Alexa Rank - How To Get A Better Alexa Ranking
Re: Search Engine Tips and Ideas - Share Yours

Share this article. Fund someone's dream.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

The Substance Abusing Employee

9 tips to increase ROI in PPC Campaigns

How To Make People Want To Buy Your Product

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.