martedì 12 gennaio 2016

The Tao of Success - How the laws of Yin and Yang can be useful in business


Everything is connected. 
It doesn't matter if you believe in I-Ching, if you don't understand the principles of Quantum Physic or if you are passionate about the Law of Attraction. This is something you can feel. Everything is connected, literally. With the advent of internet, social media and shared economy, it's impossible to deny the interconnection of thoughts, ideas, things and business development theories. 
Everything is changing, fast.
The lifespan of Companies has decreased incredibly in the last 50 years, technology is evolving at a confusing pace and the resources are not infinite. 
Everything is here and there.
Globalization led us to an International Marketplace which means to distribute the same product all around the World, forcing the marketing to be adapted on the logic of the reference Domestic Market. 
The ancient theories behind Tai Chi, I-Ching and the 5 Elements, no matter what, are always adaptable, confronting time, technology and market instability. Acircular view of things is more adaptable, is more connectable and is everywhere. The Tao, with its black and withe, is a symbol of creation, more than separation. A Company should consider differences as strengths. For example in leadership it could be useful to let go in order to comprehend what is different instead of erect rigid walls. Gentleness is not weakness. It's the art of flexibility which allows us to create the contact, instead of the separation, between things. Working with, is more effective than fighting against. 
Balance is the key. A balanced philosophy is always adaptable to changes, yet it is strong enough to maintain its basic principles. A Company could perpetrate its mission, but it could find different ways to do so. There are times when more is better, and other when take a step back will provide the entire market scene, along with the chance to improve or change a product. 
The generating and degenerating interactions. The Yin generates Yang. The demand generates the offer. One cannot live without the other. Everything is both Yin and Yang. A failure it could be the starting development of more fortunate circumstances, as success could hide mistreatments and arrogance. The Yin and Yang theory when correctly studied it could provide a great insight on the consequences of future business choices. In the past the great Chinese Warlords used the generating and degenerating interactions to decide the next move in battle. For example, fear destroys enthusiasm (news, market trends). Rage confuses the rationality of choices, forcing the adversary to attack without a clear tactic. This example are a huge simplification of a complex and fascinating ancient theory, that with its intrinsic nature had been capable of adapt through different ages and situations. 
A good marketing and developing strategy should include a brief analysis based on the principles of the Tao, in order to report an inclusive sight, which it could create really advantageous conditions. So with the pyramids and schemes, next time, you should try to study the yin and yang of a business proposal, of a new market or a new product.
Be flexible, be connected and be balanced and you will be prepared for any change. 
"The circle that represents the whole is divided into Yin (black) and Yang (white) halves--two polar complements in harmonious balance. The two smaller circles in the centers (the eyes), shaded in the opposite color, illustrate that within Yin there is Yang, and vice versa. Yin and Yang contain within themselves, at their very centers, the seeds of change. The curve dividing them indicates that this change is dynamic and continuous. Each half invades the other half and establishes itself in the center of its opposite."   
SIMMONE KUO, Yin-Yang in Tai-Chi Chuan and Daily Life

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