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An organization is a system. To survive and thrive, it must keep internal entropy low and get new energy from the surrounding environment. The lower the entropy and the higher the integration, the greater the probability of success.
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Lex Sisney | Organizational Physicslex@organizationalphysics.com@lexsisney
Organizational Physics 101:Success & Happiness
Systems Thinking for Breakthrough Business Performance
4 Big Questions
1. Success: How do we drive success and have greater satisfaction?
2. Management: How do we build and manage powerhouse teams?
3. Strategy: What should we do next and why?
4. Execution: How do we do it quickly?
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Framework
Real-world experience
Management theory
Physics
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Gravity.It’s not just a good idea.
It’s the law.
Approach
Collaborative
Top-down
Systems thinking
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Outcomes
• Founder’s Trap• Incomplete priorities• Amnesia• Internal friction• Sales, no profits• The B/C Team
• Founder’s Freedom• Committed strategy• Compelling story• Fast execution• Sales with profits $$• The A Team
From… To…
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Get started…
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How to drive success and satisfaction
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2 – 3% Are High Achievers
2 – 3%2 – 3% 95%
.2 - .3% Are Happy High Achievers
2 – 3%2 – 3% 95%
10% HAPPY
A Systems Perspective
Systems and the Laws of Thermodynamics
1. Conservation The potential amount of energy is fixed.
2. Entropy Everything falls apart over time.
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] IntegrationEntropy
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] IntegrationEntropy
Opportunities Capabilities
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Opportunities & Capabilities
Capability
Opportunity
GrowingShrinking
Unique
Generic
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] IntegrationEntropy
Indicates the amount of energy required to maintain the system and get work done
Opportunities Capabilities
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] IntegrationEntropy
Then, if any remains, here
Available energy first flows here www.OrganizationalPhysics.com
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[ IntegrationEntropy ]
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] ?50
100 Arbitrary Points of Energy…
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] 5050
100 Arbitrary Points of Energy…
Warning!
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] ?25
100 Arbitrary Points of Energy…
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Success = [ –––––––––– ] 7525
100 Arbitrary Points of Energy…
Awesome!
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Happiness = [ –––––––––– ]
IntegrationEntropy
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Successful and Happy
2 – 3%2 – 3% 95%
10% HAPPY
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