Organizational Physics 101: The Formula for Success & Happiness

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.

1. Lex Sisney | Organizational Physics [email protected] @ lexsisney Organizational Physics 101: Success & Happiness Systems Thinking for Breakthrough Business Performance

2. 4 Big Questions Success: How do we drive success and have greater satisfaction? Management: How do we build and manage powerhouse teams? Strategy: What should we do next and why? Execution: How do we do it quickly? www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

3. Framework Real-world experience Management theory Physics www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

4. Gravity. It’s not just a good idea. It’s the law.

5. Approach Collaborative Top-down Systems thinking www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

6. 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… www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

7. Get started… www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

8. How to drive success and satisfaction www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

9. 2 – 3% Are High Achievers 2 – 3% 2 – 3% 95%

10. .2 - .3% Are Happy High Achievers 2 – 3% 2 – 3% 95% 10% HAPPY

11. A Systems Perspective

12. Systems and the Laws of Thermodynamics Conservation The potential amount of energy is fixed. 2. Entropy Everything falls apart over time. www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

13. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] Integration Entropy www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

14. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] Integration Entropy Opportunities Capabilities www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

15. Opportunities & Capabilities Capability Opportunity Growing Shrinking Unique Generic www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

16. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] Integration Entropy Indicates the amount of energy required to maintain the system and get work done Opportunities Capabilities www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

17. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] Integration Entropy Then, if any remains, here Available energy first flows here www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

18. [ Integration Entropy ] www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

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23. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] ? 50 100 Arbitrary Points of Energy… www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

24. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] 50 50 100 Arbitrary Points of Energy… Warning! www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

25. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] ? 25 100 Arbitrary Points of Energy… www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

26. Success =  [ –––––––––– ] 75 25 100 Arbitrary Points of Energy… Awesome! www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

27. Happiness =  [ –––––––––– ] Integration Entropy www.OrganizationalPhysics.com

28. Successful and Happy 2 – 3% 2 – 3% 95% 10% HAPPY

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