Team Building is for the Birds

Not Such A Silly Goose
Next fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter...
flying along in a V formation ... you may consider what science has
discovered as to why they fly that way.
As each bird flaps its wings,
it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following.
By flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least 71
percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
People who share a common direction and sense of
community can get where they’re going more quickly and
easily because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
When a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels
the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone...
and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of
the lifting power of the bird in front.
If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with
those who are headed the same way we are.
When the head goose gets tired it rotates back in the wing, and
another goose flies in point.
It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs...
with people or with geese flying south.
Geese honk from behind
to encourage those up front to keep up the speed.
What do we say when we honk from behind?
Finally ... and this is important ... when a goose gets sick,
or is wounded by gunshots and falls out of formation,
two other geese fall out with the goose
and follow it down to lend help and protection.
They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or
until it dies; and only then do they launch out on their own,
or with another formation to catch up with their group.
If we have the sense of a goose
we will stand by each other like that.
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