Collaboration is a process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an
intersection of common goals. At Anthony Payton Ministries we believe in the
collaboration. We can’t stand in time and touch eternity without collaboration.
There is nothing we can achieve of any eternal value without the help of other.
Throughout history, progress and even survival, have at times depended on
collaboration. When environmental conditions, competition, or other
circumstances have made life more difficult or resources scarce, great
civilizations and movements have been developed by people uniting together for
a common purpose. Greatness and progress have often accompanied a unified
effort through adversity. When Creativity, Skills, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation,
accompany Collaboration, possibilities are extended, doors are opened, capacity
expanded, and success realized.
The Sense of the
Goose
In the fall when you see geese heading south for the winter
flying along in the "V" formation, you might be interested in knowing
what science has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned
that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird
immediately following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock
adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF A TEAM AND SHARE A COMMON DIRECTION GET
WHERE THEY ARE GOING QUICKER AND EASIER, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAVELING ON THE
TRUST OF ONE ANOTHER.
Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the
drag and resistance of trying to go through it alone and quickly gets back into
formation to take advantage of the power of the flock.
When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and
another goose takes over. The geese honk from behind to encourage those up
front to keep their speed.
Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a gunshot and
falls out, two geese fall out of the formation and follow the injured one down
to help and protect him. They stay with him until he is either able to fly or
until he is dead, and then they launch out with another formation to catch up
with their group.