Organizational Physics 101: The Formula for Success & Happiness
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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.
Organizational Physics 101: The Formula for Success & Happiness
Lex Sisney | Organizational Physics
lex@organizationalphysics.com
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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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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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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 = [ –––––––––– ]
Integration
Entropy
Indicates the amount of energy required to
maintain the system and get work done
Opportunities Capabilities
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Success = [ –––––––––– ]
Integration
Entropy
Then, if any remains, here
Available energy first flows here
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