Hi, Paul - what a colorful analogy:)

I like the visual image of the colored flags flapping in the breexe.  Makes me wish we had something as visible to use in our workplaces to communicate what appears to be happening.

Your examples are part memory jogger and diagnostic tool.  We are reminded or made aware of the importance of workplace dynamics by imagining a flag of a particular color flapping madly in the wind.

Wonder what would happen if we actually did this:)?

The diagnostic part comes in with those questions you attach and the comments you include.  My personal favorite is this double-whammy set of sentences in the Black Flag discussion:

"Do you hesitate to address issues out of fear, indifference, or a willingness to just get rid of the individual? Think of how the impact slows down the other people (drivers) and gets in the way or them doing their work and succeeding."

The first sentence asks ancomfortable, but necessary question, while the second encourages us to shift our perspective and consider outcomes other than the ones we are after.

Excellent stuff and very thought-provoking:)

John