As a multi-faceted entreprenuer involved in various ventures and activities, I found myself increasinly uncomfortable with the traditional/typical bracketed system showing divisions with activities or subdivisons underneath them. I have found that different parts of a company support each other. For example, without good operations one has nothing to market, and without good marketing their are no operations.
To illustatrate this, I developed the concept of a Success Vortex. At the center, in the case of seemingly any company, is "PEOPLE," as this is the key to any successful organization. Around this is different divisions or activities, each with an arrow pointing to one side of the middle in a manner to appear as to push the core. Behind these are other sub-activities or divisions, in their case with an arrow point to one side of the middle of the divions they support in a manner such as to rotate them (the divisions they support) in the same direction.
Behind all of this, in the back 4 corners, are the 4 winds of success, each pointing as if to provide a back wind to the rotation of the Success Vortex. These are ATTITUDE, WISDOM, EFFORT, and, of course, LUCK. Luck never hurts.
I've found this to be more conceptually comfortable as it more accurately portrays the mutual effort to drive the business, while not completely ignoring the distinct contributions.
Copyright James Hawkins 2009
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