State of Linkages

Review each of the 66 Links (33 homeostatic pairs) and make an assessment of the quality of the link. Take your time. Please provide your Evidence for each of your assessments. Also provide Suggestions for improving the linkage, as feel free to make suggestions for better definitions or questions provided—so we can improve the questions and definitions.

digraph { ranksep=.2; size = "7.5,7.5"; rankdir=BT node [shape=circle, fontsize=26] edge [penwidth=6 fontsize=24 labelfloat=true decorate=true constraint=true minlin=.1] ratio=1.5 edge [style=invis] node [width=2 style=filled shape=circle fontcolor=black color=black penwidth=3 fillcolor=white fixedsize=true] z [style=invis] a [style=invis] b [style=invis] c [style=invis] d [style=invis] e [style=invis] f [style=invis] g [style=invis] h [style=invis] { rank = same;z 1} { rank = same;b 2} { rank = same;c 3 4} { rank = same;d 5 } { rank = same;e 6 7} { rank = same;f 11} { rank = same;g 8 9} { rank = same;h 10} z -> a -> b -> c -> d -> e -> f -> g -> h [style=invis] #---------------------------------------------------- #HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN SET THE COLORS OF THE SPHERES 1 [label="S-1\nCustomer"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 2 [label="S-2\nStaffing"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 3 [label="S-3\nStructure"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 4 [label="S-4\nSales"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 5 [label="S-5\nDevelopment"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 6 [label="S-6\nOperations"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 7 [label="S-7\nResources\n(Finance)"] [fillcolor= //white red //yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 8 [label="S-8\nStrategy"] [fillcolor= //white //red yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 9 [label="S-9\nMarketing"] [fillcolor= //white //red yellow //green1 //lightblue ] 10 [label="S-10\nLeadership"] [fillcolor= //white //red //yellow green1 //lightblue ] 11 [label="S-11\nCulture"] [fillcolor= //white //red yellow //green1 //lightblue ] #------------------------------------------ #HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN SET THE COLORS OF THE LINKS #INSIDE VERTICAL LINKS subgraph cluster1 { 3 -> 6 [label="3->6" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 6 -> 8 [label="6->8" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 8 -> 6 [label="8->6"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 6 -> 3 [label="6->3"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] } #------------------------------------------ #MIDDLE VERTICAL LINKS subgraph cluster2 { 1 -> 2 [label="1->2" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 2 -> 5 [label="2->5" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 5 -> 11 [label="5->11" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 11 -> 10 [label="11->10" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 10-> 11 [label="10->11"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 11-> 5 [label="11->5"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 5 -> 2 [label="5->2"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 2 -> 1 [label="2->1"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] } #------------------------------------------ #OUTSIDE VERTICAL LINKS subgraph cluster3 {constraint=true 4 -> 7 [label="4->7"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 7 -> 9 [label="7->9"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 9 -> 7 [label="9->7"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 7 -> 4 [label="7->4"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] } #------------------------------------------ #TRANSVERSE LINKS 8 -> 9 [label="8->9"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 9 -> 8 [label="9->8"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 6 -> 7 [label="6->7"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 7 -> 6 [label="7->6"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 3 -> 4 [label="3->4"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 4 -> 3 [label="4->3"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] #----------------------------------- # DIAGONAL LINKS 3 -> 5 [label="3->5"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 5 -> 3 [label="5->3"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 3 -> 1 [label="3->1"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 1 -> 3 [label="1->3" ] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 2 -> 4 [label="2->4"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 4 -> 2 [label="4->2"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 2 -> 3 [label="2->3"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 3 -> 2 [label="3->2"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 4 -> 1 [label="4->1"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 1 -> 4 [label="1->4"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 4 -> 5 [label="4->5"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 5 -> 4 [label="5->4"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 5 -> 6 [label="5->6"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ]6 -> 5 [label="6->5"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 7 -> 5 [label="7->5"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 5 -> 7 [label="5->7"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 6 -> 11 [label="6->11"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 11 -> 6 [label="11->6"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 7 -> 11 [label="7->11"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 11 -> 7 [label="11->7"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 8 -> 11 [label="8->11"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 11 -> 8 [label="11->8"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 9 -> 11 [label="9->11"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 11 -> 9 [label="11->9"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 8 -> 10 [label="8->10"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 10 -> 8 [label="10->8"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 9 -> 10 [label="9->10"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] 10 -> 9 [label="10->9"] [color= white //red //green1 //blue ] //LONG DIAGONALS //6 -> 2 [label="6->2"] //2 -> 6 [label="2->6"] //7 -> 2 [label="7->2"] //2 -> 7 [label="2->7"] //8 -> 5 [label="8->5"] //5 -> 8 [label="5->8"] //9 -> 5 [label="9->5"] //5 -> 9 [label="5->9"] //11 -> 3 [label="11->3"] //3 -> 11 [label="3->11"] //11 -> 4 [label="11->4"] //4 -> 11 [label="4->11"] //10 -> 6 [label="10->6"] //6 -> 10 [label="6->10"] //10 -> 7 [label="10->7"] //7 -> 10 [label="7->10"] }

Each of the spheres of influence or organizational functions has effects on other necessary functions and is in turn influenced by the other functions. These pairs of connections are reciprocal communication behaviors that, when working well, enable the whole to function as much much more than the sum its parts—a new system. Without well functioning connections the organization is reduced to a list, not a system at all.