The Perils of Prairie Dog Thinking — Are You Stuck in the Weeds?

Jen Coken
4 min readJan 2

The author humbly advises you to read the following in your best Morgan Freeman voice.

Behold the industrious prairie dog; humble, head bowed, quiet, perfectly content to stay out of sight.

Can you relate as you obsess over the smallest details, striving for perfection? You’re dedicated, task-oriented, and low-maintenance, in a word: reliable. Let’s be real. Every organization needs leaders who perform consistently. But is your laser focus keeping you from seeing the big picture?

Jen Coken

Executive Coach. Keynote Speaker/Trainer. Best Selling Author http://www.jencoken.com