The cartoon on the right depicts that there are 3 persons on a construction site trying to cross over from one beam to other with only one prop and that is a pole.
Classical Approach
This is one of the best example of teamwork. It is clearly visible in the cartoon that each one is in a vulnerable position in one instance and the other two is carrying him/her. We can infer that in a team, there is a high probability of one of the team being in a vulnerable situation and that is where the teamwork comes in. The team should help their team member in the time of difficulty.
The situation can further be dissected and analyzed with 9 situation:
Front Leading person is A, Middle person is B, and Last person is C.
Each Persons
Moving Position
|
Person - C
|
Person - B
|
Person - A
|
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1
|
1C
Safe
|
1B
Safe
|
1A
Safe
|
|
2
|
2C
Pull Down
Safe
|
2B
Fulcrum
Safe
|
2A
Half Safe
|
|
3
|
3C
Pull Down
Safe
|
3B
Fulcrum
Safe
|
3A
Hanging
in AIR - UNSAFE
|
|
4
|
4C
|
4B
Fulcrum
& Halfsafe
|
4A
Half Safe
Pull down
|
|
5
|
5C
Carry
Safe
|
5B
Hanging
in AIR UNSAFE
|
5A
Carry
Safe
|
|
6
|
6C
Half safe
|
6B
Fulcrum
&
Half Safe
|
6A
Pull Down
Safe
|
|
7
|
7C
Hangingin
AIR UNSAFE
|
7B
Fulcrum
|
7A
Pull Down
Safe
|
|
8
|
8C
Half Safe
|
8B
Fulcrum
Safe
|
8A
Pull Down
Safe
|
|
9
|
9C
|
9B
|
9A
|
|
Safe
|
Safe
|
Safe
|
So, broadly there can be 4 situations
Safety
|
Situation A
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Situation B
|
Situation C
|
Situation D
|
Safe
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
Half safe
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
Unsafe
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
Situation A is the worst possible and situation D is the best possible. So, our aim is to travel from situation A to Situation D by exercising excellent management skills.
Distributive Leadership
Here the concept of distributive leadership can be understood. As the person leading from the front can be considered as leader initially, but as his position becomes vulnerable next person should take on the leadership and it can be further passed on. So, every person in this team should have quality of a leader and should also have the tendency to take over. This can be related to flat management style with no hierarchy and everyone can assume the leadership.
Pre-planned exercise
Another perspective here can be that the crossing may be planned in such a manner that the team can cross over with just following standard procedure. The procedures should be extremely clear and to the point, in order to follow without hesitation or ambiguity.
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