All living creatures progress through stages of growth and decline, beginning with birth and ending in death. However, organisations do not have to decline and age. Indeed, they can remain at the high point of their vitality for a very long time. They can even return to those peaks from stages of decline. This article is not about achieving eternal youth, but about practical methods to pursue and maintain perpetual vitality for your business.
As organisations change and transform themselves, moving from one stage of the lifecycle to the next, they develop problems. Some are passed over quickly, but others can stymie an organisation, causing serious or terminal illnesses. ‘Prime’ organisations passionately nurture both their expansive, creative energy and their need for structure and discipline. That is the dynamic of truly successful organisations.
So says Ichak Adizes in his book ‘The Pursuit of Prime: Maximise Your Company’s Success with the Adizes Program’ . Within this text, Dr Adizes gives company leaders a ‘how to’ guide to reach and keep their companies at maximum vitality, creativity, profitability, performance and commitment, which he calls “prime”.
In a series of posts over the coming months I will summarise how Adizes describes the steps in seeking, and staying in, this phase of business development.
Will you be able to recognise the stage of your business? Will you agree? What steps will you take so your business can reach or stay at optimum level?
What follows is the first topic of eleven, introducing the nature of different problems encountered during business growth, and how to tackle them appropriately. Read more of this post
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