8 Getting Results

Beyond Organizational Survival

Let’s jump to the other end of the Traditional (Jenga) and Evolutionary (Tree) Maps to look at Results. Most organizations want higher performance and some level of business agility. The patterns in this chapter provide a stark outline to illustrate the key dimensions in which traditional organizations differ from evolutionary ones.

If your organization is functioning anything like a traditional business, then you are getting a fraction of the possible levels of performance. Survival is optional, and most organizations are not set up to thrive. This chapter serves as an invitation to examine how your organization stacks up against human potential.

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