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NEW METAPHORS FOR TEAMS Ali Anani, PhD

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Balancing inflated teams is significantly important to their performance. Use of a proper metaphor explains this need adequately

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NEW METAPHORSFOR TEAMSAli Anani, PhD

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I d ed i cat e t h i s p r es en tat i o n toPau l M er i n o.

H i s c o m m en ts a n d i n s i g h tsi n s p i r ed m e w i t h t h e i d eao f t h i s p r es en tat i o n.

I a m d eep ly g r at efu l to Pau l.H TT P://S EU I LS.O RG

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P ro fi li n g o f T ea m M em b ersC r eat i v e I d easG en er ato rs Controllers

R es u lts S eek ers Social problemsSo lvers

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Ba la n c i n g t h e W h eels

A ll fo u r ty p es o f m em b erss h o u ld b e p r es en ta n d “i n flat ed”equa lly i n t ea m s

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I f n ot, t ea m s b ec o m e li k ei m ba la n c ed ca rs

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B u t t h at i sn ot en o u g h

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I n flat i o n o ft h e fo u r t i r esm u st b e o pt i m a l

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Ov er-i n flat i o n o f t i r es cau s es

U n ev en t r ea d w ea r

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Ov er-i n flat i o n o f t i r es cau s es

U n ev en t r ea d w ea rD ec r eas ed r es po n s et i m e w h en d r i v i n g

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Ov er-i n flat i o n o f t i r es cau s es

U n ev en t r ea d w ea rD ec r eas ed r es po n s et i m e w h en d r i v i n gH i tt i n g a c u r b ca n cau s e t h e t i r eto s epa r at e fro m t h e r i m o r ex p lo d e

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T h i s r i s k i n c r eas es i n h ot w eat h eras t h e t i r es b ec o m e ov er-i n flat ed w i t h t h ei rh ot a i r c o n t en t

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S o a r e ov er-i n flat ed t ea m sOv er-i n flat i o n o f t ea m s cau s es

U n ev en t r ea d w ea rD ec r eas ed r es po n s e t i m e w h en d r i v i n g to t h ei r g oa lH i tt i n g a c u r b ca n cau s e s o m e t ea m m em b ers to d i s en gag e

T h i s r i s k i n c r eas es i n h eat ed a n da n g ry at m o s p h er e o f o rga n i zat i o n s.

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T h e t ea m d r i v er(lea d er)i s lea d i n gex p lo s i v epass en g ers(t ea m m em b ers)

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T ea m lea d ers s h o u ldavo i d ov er-i n flat i n g t h ei r t ea m m em b ers i f t h e p r eva i li n g c li m at e i s h ot

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U n d er i n flat i o n i sequa lly h a r m fu l

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U n d er i n flat i o n i s equa lly h a r m fu l

T h i s w i ll cau s eu n ev en t r ea d w ea rW i ll lea d ev en t ua lly to t h e w ea ro f t h e i n n er s i d ewa ll o f t h e t i r e

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U n d er i n flat i o n i s equa lly h a r m fu l

T h i s w i ll cau s eu n ev en t r ea d w ea rW i ll lea d ev en t ua lly to t h e w ea ro f t h e i n n er s i d ewa ll o f t h e t i r eW ea k en i n g o f t h e en t i r e st ru ct u r e o f t h e t i r e

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S o a r e t ea m sU n d er i n flat i o n i s equa lly h a r m fu l

T h i s w i ll cau s eu n ev en t r ea d w ea rW i ll lea d ev en t ua lly to t h e w ea ro f t h e i n n er s i d ewa ll o f t h e t i r eW ea k en i n g o f t h e en t i r e st ru ct u r e o f t h e T ea m

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Avo i d o ld t i r es

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T i r es h av e a s h elf li fe.I n t i m e t h e ru b b er lo s es i ts flex i b i li ty.W h en i t d r i es o u t, i t w i ll u s ua lly c r ac k

Avo i d o ld t i r es

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M a k e s u r e o ld t ea m m em b ers

d o n ot lo s e t h ei rflex i b i li ty a n d a da pta b i li ty

R ea r r a n g e t ea m s.B ett er let t ea m s s elf-o rga n i z e

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b le

N a i ls a n d b ro k eng lass a r e exa m p les

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b leAvo i d d r i v i n g ov er t ea mm em b ers w h o h av e b ro k enh ea rts o r n a i l-li k ec h a r act ers

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b leA t ea m lea d er s h o u ldn ot a ls o d elay act i n g .Els e, t h e p ro b lem ag g r avat es w i t h t i m e.

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b leB ro k en g lass i s p ro b lem at i c.D i s c ov er t h ei r p r es en c e i n t h e t i r e by i m m ers i n g i t i nwat er to fi n d t h e h o le cau s ed by t h e g lass

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b leBy t h e sa m e to k en, i m m ers eyo u r t ea m i n flu i d wo r ks s ot h at yo u m ay d i s c ov ert h e “h o le”.

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b leC h ec k t h e i n n er a n d o u t er s i d ewa ll o f t h e t i r efo r p ro b lem s s u c h as t h e p r es en c e o f b u b b lesT h i s c o u ld m ea n t h at yo u h av e b ro k en a t i r e ba n dw h i le s u ffer i n g t h e flat, o r s i m p ly da m ag edt h e s i d ewa ll. T h i s po s es a s er i o u s sa fety t h r eat

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D eflat i o n o f t i r es m ayn ot b e avo i da b leWatc h o u t fo r b u b b le ta lks a m o n gt ea m m em b ers a n d act r ea li z i n gt h at t h i s p ro b lem wo u ld b ec o m eu n s o lva b le i f n ot act ed u po n.

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T h e m eta p h o r- t i r es t h at a r e i n flat ed to s p ec i fi ed p r ess u r e. I n flat e p eo p le w i t h wo r k loa d a b ov e o r b elow t h ei r “o pt i m a lZo n e” t h e p er fo r m a n c e g o esd ow n, r i s k i n c r eas es a n d st r ess g o es u pwa r d

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T h e m eta p h o r- t i r es t h at a r e i n flat ed to s p ec i fi ed p r ess u r e. I n flat e p eo p le w i t h wo r k loa d a b ov e o r b elow t h ei r “o pt i m a lZo n e” t h e p er fo r m a n c e g o esd ow n, r i s k i n c r eas es a n d st r ess g o es u pwa r dT h es e r es u lt i n d e-m ot i vat i n g t h e sta ff.

T h e v i c i o u s s p i r a l sta rts.

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T h e o pt i m a l p r ess u r e lev el i s d ep en d en t o n t h e t i r es, roa d c o n d i t i o n s, t i r e s p ecs. Li k ew i s e; n ot a ll em p loy ees a r e t h e sa m e . W e n eed to t est n ot o n ly by i n c r eas i n g p r ess u r e o n t h em, b u t equa lly i m po rta n t by low er i n g p r ess u r e. Less wo r k loa d, g o b i r d watc h i n g a r e j u st g r eat exa m p les o f low er i n g p r ess u r e a n d r eleas i n g “exc ess u n wa n t ed a i r” i n s i d e t h e em p loy ees.

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Inflation of tires serves as a good metaphor for the

inflation of teams towards better performance