If your business was like the earth part 2

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).


Sun energizes Atmosphere

protects

Principles & Values normalize

Competencies & Capabilities enable


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


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


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


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)

?

Thinning ozone layer: Solar radiation incursion into the Atmosphere ? Greenhouse Effect: Atmosphere composition imbalance ?



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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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