
"THE
SENSE OF THE GOOSE-TEAMWORK"
In the fall
when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in the
"V" formation, you might be interested in knowing what science
has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that
as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately
following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds
at least 71% greater flying range than of each bird flew on its own.
PEOPLE
WHO ARE PART OF A TEAM AND SHARE A COMMON DIRECTION GET WHERE THEY ARE
GOING QUICKED AND EASIER, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAVELING ON THE TRUST OF
ONE ANOTHER.
Whenever
a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance
of trying to go through it alone and quickly gets back into formation
to take advantage of the power of the flock.
IF
WE HAVE AS MUCH SENSE AS A GOOSE, WE WILL SHARE INFORMATION WITH THOSE
WHO ARE HEADED THE SAME WAY WE ARE GOING.
When the
lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and another goose
takes over.
IT
PAYS TO SHARE LEADERSHIP AND TAKE TURNS DOING THE HARD JOBS.
The geese
honk from behind to encourage those up from to keep their speed.
WORDS
OF SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION HELP ENERGIZE THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE, HELPING
THEM TO KEEP PACE IN SPITE OF THE DAY-TO DAY PRESSURES AND FATIGUE.
Finally,
when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a gunshot and falls out, two
geese fall out of the formation and follow the injured one down to help
and protect him. They stay with him until he is either able to fly or
until he is dead, and then they launch out with another formation to
catch up with their group.
IF
WE HAVE THE SENSE OF A GOOSE, WE WILL STAND BY EACH OTHER WHEN THINGS
GET ROUGH.
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