CycloPraxis identifies the natural working preferences of employees according to the lifecycle stage of a business. Much has been written about evolutionary stages of firms, disruptive technologies, new ventures, and high technology marketing, but it seems that large firms continue to experience difficulty in deploying the necessary new products and opening new markets necessary for tip line growth and employees continue to wind up with assignments for which they are poorly suited. CycloPraxis explains this behavior and prescribes novel approaches. The classic match between worker and job is function: operations, manufacturing, marketing, finance, sales, development, etc. Certainly it is important to match job function to an individual's preferences. There is another equally important dimension to the fit between workers and their jobs: cyclopraxis. And there's more to it, yet. The concepts of Praxis can be applied all across the board. I came across this idea
An ongoing conversation about how people's "Praxis" (the way they work in the world) intersects with others. Derived from the CycloPraxis work of Doug Johnson, this blog explores and applies an understanding of people's praxes to everyday workplace situations. From inter-organizational conflicts to intra-team tensions, from clashes that jeopardize a project's deliverable dates, to bad fits in positions, applying CycloPraxis understanding explains a whole lot. Let's talk about it!