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 /earned 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 if each bird flew on its own.
PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF A TEAM AND SHARE A COMMON
DIRECTION GET WHERE THEY ARE GOING QUICKER AND EASIER, BECAUSE THEY ARE
TRAVELING ON THE THRUST 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 WIT'H 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.
I'I' PAYS TO SHARE LEADERSHIP AND TAKE TURNS DOING HARD
JOBS.
The geese honk from behind to entourage those up front
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.
Final/y, 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
and 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 and catch up with
the group.
IF WE HAVE THE SENSE OF A GOOSE, WE WILL STAND BY EACH
OTHER WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH.
The next time you see a formation of geese, remember...it
is a reward, a challenge, and a privilege to be a contributing member of a TEAM.
--Author Unknown