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The CycloPraxis Opportunity

 


Research


Life Cycles
There is significant research available in the literature about business lifecycles.  See the article: Prior Research related to Company Lifecycles and its Application to the Study of CycloPraxis for an in depth discussion.  The CycloPraxis Group is not engaged in any additional research.

Praxis
 
Meyers Briggs
CycloPraxis work styles bear some correlation to the work preferences measured by the Meyers Briggs evaluation.  The CycloPraxis Group is currently trying to refine this correlation.  If you feel you have some contribution to make in this area, please contact us
  Enneagram
CycloPraxis work styles bear some correlation to the work preferences measured by DiSC.  The CycloPraxis Group is refining this correlation.  If you have insights you would like to discuss, please contact us.
  Freud / Jung
CycloPraxis work styles seem to align well with narcissist, obsessive, erotic, and marketing personna's of Freud and Jung.   If you have insights you would like to discuss, please contact us.


CycloPraxis Applications
The CURRENT FOCUS of our research is on cyclopraxis applications, most specifically on diversification in medium to large firms with maturing product lines.     We are currently scheduling day long interviews [at no charge to the participant].  The benefit to the client is the self discovery that occurs when different kinds of questions are asked.  A quick sampling of the questions we ask includes:

     QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW BUSINESS UNIT AND  ASKED OF THE NEW BUSINESS UNIT  LEADER
1.
      How would the firm view your success [scale 1-5, 5 high]

4.
      Score the New-BU on 1-10 [10 high] on Geoff Moore and Clayton Christensen new business recommendations.  
                        disruptive breakthrough idea/opportunity                 BU is a separate organization
                        champion available                                              BU [core team] execution     
                        Supporting partners [extended team]               

6.
      Does the New-BU functional leader report to the old BU function or to the New-BU overall leader.  If divided, what aspects are reported to old and what aspects are reported to new.

11.
  Provide a quick judgment on CycloPraxis behavior of each of  the functions in the New-BU, Assign a-b-c-d-e for:
           mfg [purchasing, planning, assy, engineering, mgmt, assy, test]
           operations [logistics, call center, dispatching, quality, service]
           finance [accounting, performance metrics, treasury, equity & debt]
           sales [channel mgmt, direct sales, application support]
           marketing [customer needs & values, product management, awareness- promotion-brand, sales support, partners, application development]
           development
           HR [education & training, staffing, work policies]
           Other

If you would like to participate in our studies or would like to learn more, please contact us.

 




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