The Top 10 biological friends of business!
Category: Corporate, Organizational Issues, Competition (AC36)Originally Submitted on 8/24/97.
Understanding business in tomorrow's world will require both an appreciation and a "fluency" regarding biological systems as we integrate work, spirit, community and success.
1. Virus is number 1!
Virus as a metaphor is extremely powerful as a replicator, marketer, positioning agent and example in nature. Virus is not always destructive.
2. Bacteria is a close second.
The adaptability of bacteria is unchallenged. Having access to its history and its entire knowledge base is a key factor in adaptive survival.
3. Fire Ants or Ants in General.
Job classifications are the norm but when the colony is threatened, everyone drops what they're doing and becomes adaptive.
4. Cats!
For there ability to land on their feet and their independence juxtaposed against their ability to impress us with their loving nature.
5. Eagles
The ability to soar, nuture, focus on the specific while remaining in the whole.
6. The desert.
Adaptive, unrelenting, unforgiving, yet constantly reforming in the presence of disturbances to protect its identity.
7. WEEDS!
Prolific, efficient, appearing in the darnedest places. Requires constant attention and has the ability to attract. What can we learn from weeds that can be applied to organizations?
8. Elephants
Patient strength, not good dancers...require attention at high levels and perform amazingly under pressure.
9. Monkeys
Monkey see, monkey do modeling. Ability to communicate in non-verbal terms that is effective and adaptive.
10. Last but not least--DINOSAURS!
The symbol of non-adaptive behavior.
About the Submitter
This piece was originally submitted by Mike R. Jay, Happeneur, Executive Coach, writer, consultant, who can be reached at coach@leadwise.com, or visited on the web. The original source is: Strange Mental Processes!.
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