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Lessons From Geese continued
Lesson
It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership. As
with geese, people are interdependent on each others' skills,
capabilities, and unique arrangements of gifts, talents, or
resources.
Fact 4
The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to
keep up their speed.
 Lesson
We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups where
there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of
encouragement (to stand by one's heart or core values and to
encourage the heart and core values of others) is the quality of
honking we seek.
Fact 5
When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two geese drop out of
formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with
it until it dies or is able to fly again. Then, they launch out with
another formation or catch up with the flock.
Lesson
If we have as much sense of geese, we will stand by each other in
difficult times as well as when we're strong.
Notes:
"LESSONS FROM GEESE" was transcribed from a speech given by Angeles
Arrien at the 1991 Organizational Development Network and was based
on the work of Milton Olson. It circulated to Outward Bound staff
throughout the United States.
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