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If Your Business Was Like the Earth…(2)
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Atmosphere protects
Biosphere
Cryosphere Hydrosphere
Lithosphere Support Support
Support
Turn into
Regulate Regulate
The Earth’s Biosphere is sustained by the Sun, the Atmosphere, the Cryosphere, the Hydrosphere, and the Lithosphere which all interact with each other an form the earth’s Climate System!
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Capabilities & Competencies
Values & Principles filter
Customers Needs
Goals &Objectives Value proposition
Processes & Activities Support Support
Support
Turn into
Respond to Respond to
Organizational Capabilities and Competencies are filtered through the lenses of organizational Values and principles to address: Goals and objectives, Value proposition, Processes and activities, and Customers needs.
Link between Sun (Competencies and Capabilities) and Atmosphere (Principles and Values)
• The sun’s effect (besides gravitational influence) is always filtered by the Earth’s Atmosphere to eliminate dangerous radiations.
• Similarly, Organizational Principles and Values establish expectations and norms that influence the way in which Organizational Capabilities and Competencies are exercised.
• For example, Walmart and Amazon have different Values and Principles that yield different organizational cultures (norms and expectations).
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Sun energizes Atmosphere
protects
Principles & Values normalize
Competencies & Capabilities enable
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Link between Cryosphere (Goals and Objectives) and Hydrosphere (Value Proposition)
Cryosphere Hydrosphere
Turn into
Turn into Goals & Objectives Value Proposition
• The Cryosphere is solid water in the form of ice. The Cryosphere turns into water (liquid or gas) when getting warmer. The Hydrosphere when cooled down freezes into ice. These continuous transformations form the water cycle known to regulate life on earth.
• Goals and Objectives become a Value proposition when the organization articulates how it will profitably respond to Customers needs with product and service offerings. In turn, when the organization evaluates the performance of an existing Value proposition, Goals and objectives are either consolidated or modified to address evolving Customer needs.
Biosphere
Customers Needs
Regulate Regulate
Respond to Respond to
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The Supporting Role of the Lithosphere (Processes and Activities)
Biosphere Cryosphere Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Processes & Activities
Goals &Objectives Value proposition Customers Needs
• The Lithosphere gives the Earth its shape. Air, clouds, rivers, lakes, oceans, glaciers, plant life, and animal life all cover the solid rock that is the Earth’s outer layer crust.
• Business Processes and Activities give your business its overall perceivable shape i.e. its operational configuration both internally (non-customer facing) and externally (customer facing)
Support
Support
Support
Support
Support
Support
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What impacts the Atmosphere (Principles and Values)
Biosphere Cryosphere Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Principles & Values
Goals &Objectives Value proposition Customers Needs
• Earth’s atmosphere composition was created by earth’s Lithosphere and Biosphere over millions of years. The Cryosphere cools down the atmosphere and the Hydrosphere humidifies it resulting in an Atmosphere that sustains life on Earth.
• Over time, business Processes and activities, pursued goals and objectives, offered Value propositions, and fulfilled customer needs implicitly yield your organization’s true Principles and Values.
Cools down
Yield
Generates
Yield
Humidifies
Yield
Lithosphere
Processes & Activities
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Volcano: Lava comes out of Lithosphere ? Earthquake: Lithosphere shakes ? Tornado: Atmospheric violence over land (Lithosphere) ? Hurricane: Atmospheric violence over ocean (Hydrosphere) ? Tsunami: Giant wave (Hydrosphere) hits shoreline (Lithosphere)
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Thinning ozone layer: Solar radiation incursion into the Atmosphere ? Greenhouse Effect: Atmosphere composition imbalance ?
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Volcano:
Lava and toxic fumes come out
of Lithosphere
Some business Process or activity
unexpectedly brakes. The outcome of the
broken processes pollutes the
organization’s Principles and values.
For example: A car company issues a recall
for a faulty braking system on a recently
fielded model. The company’s reputation is
tainted by the incident.
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Earthquake:
Lithosphere shakes
Some Processes and activities are moved
around unexpectedly creating customers
confusion from unfulfilled expectations.
For example: one of your main suppliers
has closed shop and your orders get
backordered.
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Tornado:
Atmospheric violence over land
or ice (Lithosphere or
Cryosphere)
Your Organization goes through some
dramatic Principles and Values changes.
For example: a new CEO with new ideas for
the company, a merger or an acquisition
resulting in new Goals and objectives and
new Processes and Activities.
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Hurricane:
Atmospheric violence over
ocean (Hydrosphere)
Your Organization goes through some
dramatic Principles and Values changes.
For example: a new CEO with new ideas for
the company, a merger or an acquisition
resulting in a new Value Proposition and
new Product and Service offerings.
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Tsunami:
Giant wave (Hydrosphere) hits
shoreline (Lithosphere)
A very new Value proposition triggers huge
changes in the existing Business processes
and activities.
For example, the organization decides to
create a brand new line of products and
services or new distribution channels or
opens a new location.
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Thinning ozone
layer:
Solar radiation incursion
through the Atmosphere
Your Organization’s Principles and Values
are compromised.
For example, your organization falls prey to
lesser attention to customer care and
service or it lowers manufacturing
standards, or it lowers safety and privacy
standards.
Common man-made and natural disasters
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Earth Your Business
Greenhouse Effect:
Atmosphere composition
imbalance
Your Organization’s Principles and Values
do not promote respect, empowerment,
curiosity, innovation, and excellence.
For example, your organization is overly
risk adverse and it systematically
squanders and punishes any new ideas
without proper initial considerations.
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For some common man-made and natural disasters that are occurring on our planet, what would be the equivalent issues and problems that could challenge your business if it were like the Earth? Comment below!
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