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.