The blue pyramid represents the Doing view, the yellow pyramid represents the Being view. Consider the two columns and ask yourself, “Which column would I like to have more of in my business?
What can be observed in Doing and Being businesses (not always, and not all extremes, of course)
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DOING |
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BEING |
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Old school |
Thinking paradigm |
New world |
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Head and hands |
What gets used |
Heart and soul |
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Typically Win – Lose |
View of Customer |
Win – Win or no deal |
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Knowledge based answers |
Solutions |
Wisdom based solutions |
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Fear, blame |
Culture |
Trust, personal ownership, accountable |
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Asleep, closed |
State |
Awake, open |
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Self serving |
Service levels |
Service to others |
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Work, just doing a job |
Feels like |
Play, life |
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Separate, disconnected |
Connections |
Collaboration, connected, in it together |
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Failure is not an option |
Failure |
Failure is encouraged, to learn and grow |
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Drains |
Drains or radiators of energy? |
Radiators |
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Only look outside |
Where are the answers? |
Look inside ourselves first |
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Thinking, thoughts |
Consciousness levels |
Intuition, feelings, emotions |
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Control, told what to do, wait for orders |
What to do? |
Personal choice, creative, innovative |
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Running harder |
Activity |
Balance |
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Targets, results |
Primary driver. focus |
Serving others, enabling |
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Rules, do as you are told |
Actions |
Responsibilities, do what is right, needed |
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Adult to Child, I’m OK, You’re not OK |
Behaviour |
Adult to Adult, I’m Ok, You’re OK |
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Burn out |
Results |
Expression |
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Stress |
Impact |
Joy, being in the flow |
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Survival |
Maslow |
Self actualisation |
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Never enough, dog eat dog world |
Outlook |
Abundance, enough for all of us |
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Future |
Consciousness mindset |
Present, being in the moment |
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Short term |
Timescales |
Long term |
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Unsustainable |
Longevity |
Sustainable |
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Real personality hidden by mask(s) |
Personality that shows up? |
Vulnerable, being ourselves |
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Suppress self |
What part of self? |
Wholehearted, bring all of self |
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Slaves to the system |
Feels like |
Freedom and choice |
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Long hours, set hours |
Hours |
Flexible working |
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Office based |
Location, location, location |
You decide where you work best |
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Closed, always done it this way |
Change |
Always open to new ways |
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Top heavy, closed, secrets, systems |
Hierarchy |
Flat, open, transparent, trust, authentic |
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Ego and fear based, guarded |
Interactions, conversations |
Respected, trusted |
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Only from the boss, who takes them |
Ideas |
Valued from everyone, acknowledged |
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Play small, keep your head down |
Speaking up/out |
Be your whole self, always |
So which one would YOU choose?
Turn Your Business Upside Down, thanks to idea by Roy Duffy
