As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an “uplift” for the bird following.  By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71% more 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.

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 birds immediately in front.
 
Lesson:  If we have as much sense as a goose, we will join in formation
with those who are headed where we want to go.

When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into formation and another goose flies at the point position.
 
Lesson:  It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing
leadership with people, as with geese, interdependent with one another.
 
The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
 
Lesson:  We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging –
not something less helpful.
 
When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow their fellow member down to help and provide protection.  They stay with this member of the flock until he or she is able to fly again.  Then they catch up with their flock.
 
Lesson:  If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by one another
like they do.