HONK! HONK!

Remember these lessons from the geese:

Fact- As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an `uplift" for the following or trailing bird. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.
Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

Fact: Whenever a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the "lifting power" of the bird immediately in front.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as a goose we will stay in formation with those who are headed where we want to go (and be willing to accept their help as we help them).

Fact: When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back into formation and another goose flies to the point position
Lesson: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership with people.

Fact: The geese in the back of the formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Lesson: We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging and not something else.