{"id":78,"date":"2017-06-30T15:44:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T15:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midwestinsurance.partners\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2017-06-30T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T15:44:20","slug":"lessons-from-geese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"LESSONS FROM GEESE"},"content":{"rendered":"

As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift behind it.\u00a0 <\/span>There is a 71% more flying range in a V-formation than flying alone.
\nLESSON:<\/strong> People who share a common direction and sense of common purpose can get there quicker.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Whenever a goose flies out of formation, it quickly feels the drag and tries to get back into position.
\nLESSON:<\/strong> It\u2019s harder to do something alone than together.<\/i><\/p>\n

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When the lead goose\u00a0 <\/span>gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the head.<\/p>\n

LESSON:<\/strong> Shared leadership and interdependence gives us each a chance to lead as well as
\nopportunities to rest.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
\nLESSON:<\/strong> We need to make sure our honking is encouraging and not discouraging.<\/i><\/p>\n

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When a goose gets sick or wounded and falls, two geese fall out and stay with it until it revives or dies. Then they catch up or join another flock.
\nLESSON:<\/strong> Stand by your colleagues in difficult times as well as in good.<\/i><\/p>\n

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As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift behind it.\u00a0 There is a 71% more flying range in a V-formation than flying alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of common purpose can get there quicker. Whenever a goose flies out of formation, it quickly feels the drag and tries to get back into position. LESSON: It\u2019s harder to do something alone than together. When the lead goose\u00a0 gets tired, it rotates back into the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insurancepartners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}