Chinese Wisdom
Five Basic Elements of the Universe

The Five Basic Elements are Fire, Earth, Water, Metal, and Wood.

These elements are understood as different types of energy in a state of constant interaction and flux with one another.

The Five Elements do not only mean Fire, Earth, Water, Metal, and Wood. They also mean Movement, Change, and Development. They are changing, moving, waning, and expanding all the time.

 

 

Balanced: Business, Company, Organization

The most important of all is the balance of all five elements. The movements of five elements are stable and predictable when they are in balance, and vice versa.

       

 

Affinity Relationships between Five Basic Elements

  
 

Water can help tree (Wood) grow

Performance management enhances corporate capabilities
 

Wood can help Fire to burn

Corporate capabilities nourish and empower leaders
 

Fire can help to produce dust (Earth)

Leaders design and build corporate culture
 

Earth can help mineral (Metal) to form

Corporate culture empowers employees, self-leaders and intrapreneurs
 

Metal can hold Water

Empowered employees demonstrate greater performance

  

 

Enmity Relationships between Five Basic Elements

  
 

Water quenches Fire

Performance management practices focused on delivering bottom-line results shrink the room for employee self-leadership
 

Fire melts Metal

Authoritarian leaders don't empower employees well enough and thus don't let them contribute their best to  organisational success
 

Metal chops Wood

Over-empowered employees diffuse distinctive corporate capabilities that serve as the main source of sustainable competitive advantage
 

Wood parts Earth

Radically new capabilities erode corporate culture
 

Earth absorbs Water

The-way-we-do-it corporate culture creates a barrier to vaulting performance to the next level

 

 

 

Innompic Games is a civilisational breakthrough that will create a great positive global impact for centuries ahead and turn the Earth to the Planet of Loving Creators.

To achieve this immense lasting impact, we build IG holistically, synergizing IG's 6Ws and harmonizing the 5 Basic Elements of the Universe.

  

  

 

 

 

Organizational Effectiveness Checklist

Evaluate your organization to discover opportunities for improvement

Performance Criteria

Ranking Scale: Significant Development Needed  1  2  3  4  5  Outstanding Strength

 

Leadership (Fire)

Score

1

Corporate vision inspires and energizes all employees

2

Leaders are energized, communicate strategic direction, and lead by example

3

Leaders inspire and energize people, provide coaching

4

Leaders create positive change and see change as an opportunity

Sub-total (max=20)

Corporate Culture (Earth)

Score

1

Shared values link the organization together; all employees live the values

2

Corporate culture inspires people and nurtures an attitude of relentless growth

3

Team culture reigns, teams are infused with purpose, personality, and passion

4

Customer-focused quality culture and continuous improvement culture established

Sub-total (max=20)

Empowered Employees (Metal)

Score

1

People are sharply aligned with corporate vision and strategies

2

Individuals and teams are empowered and have a decision-making authority

3

People hate and fight bureaucracy relentlessly at all organizational levels

4

Innovators have freedom to experiment, fail, and begin again more intelligently

Sub-total (max=20)

Performance Management (Water)

Score

1

Motivation systems encourage extraordinary performance from all employees

2

Suggestion systems involve all employees in continuous efficiency improvement

3

Coaching environment and constructive competition help people unlock their true potential

4

Effective performance measurement system is established

Sub-total (max=20)

Corporate Capabilities (Wood)

Score

1

Effective creativity, idea and knowledge management systems are established

2

Teamwork is made a religion, cross-functional innovation teams are empowered

3

Cross-functional synergies are exploited, diversity is leveraged

4

Leadership development programs help grow leaders at all organizational levels

Sub-total (max=20)

 

Total (max=100)