The Organizational EcoDomain

“Organizations used to be perceived as gigantic pieces of engineering, with largely interchangeable parts. We talked structures and their systems, of inputs and outputs, of control devices and of managing them, as if the whole was one large factory. Today the language is not that of engineering but of politics, with talk of cultures and networks, of teams and coalitions, of influence or power rather than control, of leadership not management.”

Organizations are living entities. They are complex ecologies that require a sophisticated understanding and nurturing of the interdependencies that exist in its internal environment and between its internal and external environments. With increased alignment and resonance between these interdependencies, there is greater opportunity to achieve peak performance.

The difference between "good organizations " and "great organizations" is the degree of emotional commitment the company can engender with their internal and external stakeholders. The central questions for organizations are:

• Does our organization practice the values it promotes?
• Does our organizational vision inspire all levels of employees?
• What images do stakeholders associate with our organization?
• What is the nature of the relationship between our employees and our stakeholders?
• Do our employees believe the organization cares about them and do they care what stakeholders think of our organization?

Read more about the EcoDomains: Personal, Professional, Community, Organizational