Air Service Center

Blog – Clan Culture

Edition 1, 2020

Welcome colleagues,

Welcome to our first organizational blog at Airr-Service Center! We would like to change your attitude and feeling about your health and cooperation during a daily working day. In order to make this more accessible, we want to try to make the blog entries fun to read and enjoyable to watch for you, but you should also be able to apply the message you get from them to your work behavior.

The entries will vary and we are going to try to post content in different formats, such as videos, newspaper articles, pictures, animations, stories and so on.

We are aware of the fact that the togetherness and cooperation in our company have not been on its best level in the recent past and we would like to change this in order to gain more trust among each other and also change your attitudes towards work in a positive way. We are sure it might not be easy from time to time and you need more support from the management.

Important note: we do not want to force you into anything, but we would be very happy if you would find the chance to read the blog. You can take your time to think about what the entries might mean to you and what you could change in order to be more cooperative at work, but also in your personal life.

The Airr-Service Center blog is for you as Airr-Service Center employee, if:

You are seeking inspiration for teamwork and cooperation.
You enjoy getting new ideas to think about your own health and your cooperation with your co-workers.
You want to learn more about how to work better together in a team and the reason why it is better than doing the work alone.
You are serious about working together and improve your own health by reading articles and watch videos, where you can learn for yourself.

We will update our content once a week and we would like to include you in this project. Any ideas and suggestions are more than welcome and if there are any ideas for improvement, feel free to attend us!

Thank you for reading, contributing and commenting on our blog and helping us to improve as a whole organization towards a clan culture!

Sincerely,

Your co-workers

Ford, H. (n.d.). Henry Ford Quote on Teamwork: Coming together is a blessing. Goalcast. Retrieved from https://www.goalcast.com/2018/05/28/20-teamwork-quotes/henry-ford2/

READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE A GREAT TEAMPLAYER!

A Teamwork Tutorial: Four Lessons From Migrating Geese.

Ever watch the migration of Canadian Geese? Do you wonder why they fly in a perfect V formation? Or, how they’re able to travel thousands of miles so efficiently and productively with the entire group still intact? Every fall geese migrate south to warmer climates in the United States, and then back to Canada in the spring. Experts have long studied this movement of geese and other migratory birds, uncovering valuable discoveries from Mother Nature.
Turns out there’s a lot to be learned from our feathered role models for team success. Here are four critical lessons:

High-functioning teams are more productive than going at it alone. When birds fly in the classic V formation, each bird flies slightly higher than the one in front of them. This reduces wind resistance and produces an updraft that helps individual birds conserve energy. The entire flock, then, can fly more efficiently, reaching their destination significantly quicker than if a single bird was flying solo.
Have you ever tried to go at it alone, only to realize that you’re more successful when you tap into the power of a productive team? The most effective teams produce their own updraft by bringing together diverse perspectives and experiences, which, when allowed to play out, can collectively produce better outcomes. It’s the secret sauce of a team that works.

Shared leadership empowers others, allowing the team to flourish. In the V formation, there’s one goose at the point that bears the full weight of the wind that comes with the leadership position. Are they the strongest or the smartest or the most experience of the flock? On the contrary.
Migrating geese share the leadership position. When the bird in front inevitably grows tired, they move to the back of the formation, allowing another goose to take the lead. In essence, they become followers. What’s the lesson here? Sharing responsibility and empowering others to lead is infinitely more beneficial to both the individual and the team. Great leaders also understand how and when to follow.

Regular communication is essential for team success. When geese are flying together, they are constantly honking and moving their eyes and heads. What’s this about? Maybe they’re cheering each other on, or informing the leader they’re behind them, or perhaps simply giving each other updates and letting everyone know their position. Sounds a lot like what effective teams do. Regular communication regarding progress, challenges, solutions and the general status of things are key conditions for team productivity and progress.

Collaboration and support are critical for effective teamwork. When a goose weakens for some reason and cannot keep pace or continue flying, another one always drops out of formation with them. When the weakened bird gains strength again, both birds continue the journey together, finding another flock they can fly with until they can rejoin their original group.
In the workplace, it’s unlikely each member of a team can maintain peak performance at all times. Inevitably, things happen. The best teams are built on a foundation of trust and collaboration, where each team member gives others the benefit of the doubt and knows they have their back when needed.
Next time you see geese migrating overhead, remember that the way of nature can also be your team’s way: flying together, supporting one another and reaching the destination more productively and successfully. Simply apply Mother Nature’s lessons, and you, too, can lead the way.

Haughts – Coasts, C. (January 6, 2020). A Teamwork Tutorial: Four Lessons From Migrating Geese. Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/01/06/a-teamwork-tutorial-four-lessons-from-migrating-geese/#91b6597184f0