These are the experts who love their profession instead of a specific organization like Sustaining-Associates do. They’re attracted to the challenges that come with large, complicated systems found in most organizations at the Mature stage of growth.
“5” Steve Carell, 57; Steve Martin, 74; Steve Wozniak, 69: “You may come across work you did long ago and discover that it makes no sense to you now, or you may be utterly baffled by a decision you made way back when. See how far you’ve come?” Leo
Hi and welcome to Friday’s Episode 96 in Season 2 of “My Pandemic Year Natural Experiment” on this 14th day of August in the summer of 2020.
“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”
Season One and Two are a two-year examination of how bits of wisdom changed during the “normal” pre-pandemic and then in this unfolding pandemic year.
Previously in Season Two, the Pandemic Year
S2 E95 — The Founder’s Curse Unleashed by the Edifice Complex; S2 E94 — Sustained Growth: Slicing Turnover and Grooming Experts; S2 E93 — Who It Takes to Keep Growth at It’s Peak
Related from Season One, the Normal Year
S1 E96 — Old Rabbits Die Hard; S1 E95 — No Back to Work Days or Hump Days Allowed; S1 E94 — Wasn’t There a Movie about the Tau of Steve?; S1 E93 — Why is it easier to Hate than to Love the other Half?
Context
This is a continuation of “Volume Two Manuscript — WorkFit” a work-in-progress.
In previous episodes we described Start Up, Emerging Growth, Rapid Growth and Sustained Growth stages. But, each with the emphasis on how a specific stage provides another better fit opportunity for one or more of 16 Talent Profiles.
16 Talent Profiles found in Four Organization Types
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Hopefully making it easier to follow by color code, we’ve been building the case for finding another option for a better fit in a stage of growth. We covered 50% of the available opportunities through the Sustained Growth Stage with the addition of the third Sustaining-Associate Talent Profile, 110 Analytical Specialists.
Sustained Growth Stage
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The first two Sustaining-Associates, 111 Agile Tiger Teams and 112 Loyal Survivalists, enjoy an attraction to the previous stage as the table shows.
| Talent Profile | Growth Stage | Organization Type |
| 101 Breakpoint Inventors | Start Up | Paradoxy-Morons |
| 103 Commercial Innovators | Start Up | Paradoxy-Morons |
| 105 Marketing Athletes | Start Up | Emerging-Entrepreneurs |
| 107 Resilient Product Teams | Emerging Growth | Emerging-Entrepreneurs |
| 108 Core Business Group | Emerging Growth | Emerging-Entrepreneurs |
| 111 Agile Tiger Teams | Rapid Growth | Sustaining-Associates |
| 112 Loyal Survivalists | Rapid Growth | Sustaining-Associates |
| 110 Analytical Specialists | Sustained Growth | Sustaining-Associates |
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Systematic-Professionals are the experts who love their profession instead of a specific organization like Sustaining-Associates do.
They’re attracted to the challenges that come with large, complicated systems.
Four Talent Profiles Attracted to Systematic-Professional Organizations
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Methods and Metrics
On the “right side” of the Systematic-Professionals, 116 Institutional Traditionalists and 114 Brand-as-Experts both prefer to distance themselves to remain objective and follow a well-articulated and tested methodology.
Those affiliated with a professional practice or employed in a corporation as a staff department — specialize in the application of their embodied knowledge.
Two Systematic-Professionals Attracted to Maturity Growth Stage
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In our next episodes we’ll explore how the key success factors prevalent in mature organizations favor Systematic-Professionals in some case studies.
Evidence
Random ones that make me want change my sign.
Today’s Holiday Birthday:
Kindred souls abound, and as you put more into the world that speaks to the depths of who you are, they emerge to share with you. You’ll make so many fortuitous choices — some by complete accident — though it’s the decisions you make with mental clarity that will do the most good for you and yours.
“4” Steve Winwood, 71; Stevie Wonder, 69; Stephen Colbert, 56: “People get bored with one another. That’s part of the deal in any relationship. The best way to keep it interesting is to create space while you work on things that make you feel vital and renewed.” Taurus
In relationships and at work, we introverts do need our space and time to recharge our batteries like an iPhone overwhelmed with the photos and messages and
“4” Steve Smith, 30: “Today features an immersive, joyful and satisfying experience. The best part is you know when you’re in it; you note and document what’s going on around you; and later, you can savor this again.” Gemini
In the flow — that professional state — of creativity is truly satisfying. I do know when I’m in it and I’m much more compulsive about documenting where I left off and what I had intended to do.
“5” Steve Carell, 57; Steve Martin, 74; Steve Wozniak, 69: “You may come across work you did long ago and discover that it makes no sense to you now, or you may be utterly baffled by a decision you made way back when. See how far you’ve come?” Leo
Utterly baffled rings true for me, and to be honest making sense of it inspired me to write this Volume Two Manuscript — WorkFit.
“4” Steve Greene, 34; Steve Guttenberg, 61; Stephen King, 72: “Robots can repeat precise maneuvers tirelessly but cannot respond to anything outside of their programming. For you, repetition gets tiresome indeed. You need fresh circumstances to think your way around.” Virgo
Repetition breeds boredom in my being, which may be the reason I favored the mastery and independence of mature organizations but not to the degree that it inhibits my creativity.
What’s Going On …
Literally Bottled and Set Adrift from KnowWhere Atoll
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- @knowlabs followers of one or more of my 35 digital magazines organically grew from 4636 to 4733.
Foresight
Quality-of-Life
Long-Form
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- Saw the movie, didn’t realize that one of my favorite authors, Michael Connelly — his detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch book series and Amazon Prime series — also wrote, “The Lincoln Lawyer” which I just finished. Gotta tell you I can’t not see his lead character (Mickey Haller, Bosch’s half brother) as anyone else but Matthew McConaughey.
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Inspired by: Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate
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