I have read the following text related to certain aspects of the life of the ducks that could be adapted to what teamwork means in any company or organization.
Every year, ducks like other animals migrate to a warmer place to spend the winter, you have noticed that they fly in a V shape.
Do you know the reason ?.
They do so because by moving their wings, each bird produces a movement in the air that helps the bird that goes behind it. Flying in V, the flock of ducks increases, at least, 71% more flight power, compared to a bird that flies alone.
Every time a duck leaves the formation, immediately feels the resistance of the air; he realizes the difficulty of doing it alone and quickly goes back to training to benefit from the partner who is going forward.
When the leader of the ducks gets tired, he goes to one of the back places and another goose takes his place.
The ducks that go behind caw to encourage and encourage those who go forward to maintain speed.
When a duck gets sick or falls wounded by a shot, other geese come out of the formation and follow it to support and protect it.
Reflections:
In organizations, a basic principle that must prevail is that all the components of the team must share a single address, with clear and above all common objectives, the achievements working in teams are better and easier to achieve.
In organizations it is often neglected and teamwork is not enhanced , often we believe that our results are better than our colleagues' and we do not take into account that working as a team can achieve incredible goals.
Some sentences that have to do with teamwork:
I do what you can not, and you do what I can not. Together we can do great things.
Working as a team divides the work and multiplies the results.
None of us is more important than the rest of us. Ray Kroc
Do not ask what the team can do for you. Ask what you can do for him. Magic Johnson
There are three things I would say to a team to help you stay together: When something goes wrong: I did it. When something is more or less good: we did it. When something turns out really well: you did it