Have you ever watched Paw Patrol?
Me either until a few months ago… it is one of the newer/popular cartoons on TV (also available on Netflix) that all the kids are into these days. The more episodes I watched the more I found myself thinking: “adults in project management, engineering, construction, offices, really any work environment should watch this show and remind themselves the value of effective communication and teamwork.”
Let me explain…
- In every episode there is a crisis of some kind.
- Ryder (the boy and the leader) calls all the pups to the lookout.
- Ryder explains the crisis and clearly assigns tasks to the pups with the required expertise to solve the crisis.
- The pups with assigned tasks leave immediately to do their jobs while the others remain at the lookout (or close by) inc are they are required as backup as the crisis is being solved.
- Once the crisis is solved, Ryder and all the pups meet up to discuss the job as well as the outcome. Ryder gives credit to the whole team, but especially those that had more difficult tasks to resolve that particular crisis situation.
- The episode concludes with everyone feeling good about a job well done.
Doesn’t this sound exactly like what should happen in the workplace?!
Most days we get caught up in our day-to-day activities and forget the how significant effective communication and teamwork really are. It wouldn’t hurt all of us adults to take 20 minutes and watch an episode of Paw Patrol once in a while to remind ourselves of the basic principles we try to teach our kids and that we should be praticing.
Most days we get caught up in our day-to-day activities and forget the how significant effective communication and teamwork really are. It wouldn’t hurt all of us adults to take 20 minutes and watch an episode of Paw Patrol once in a while to remind ourselves of the basic principles we try to teach our kids and that we should be praticing.
“No job is too big, no pup is too small!” – Ryder
My shoes for that: Wall Walkers – as worn by Chase in Season 2 Episode 1
My shoes for that: Wall Walkers – as worn by Chase in Season 2 Episode 1
2 Comments
ryan louis
September 13, 2018 at 8:10 amwooo
diego78
September 18, 2018 at 11:33 amAbsolutely true! I am a grownup now and still like to watch some of cartoons like the ones available on Netflix. I think these shows are by Andy Yeatman because he put a lot of sense to e shows and are helpful in teaching kids, good deeds and information.