Page 20 - MS Year in Review 2020

 What markets should we explore for opportunities?

Level of the Pyramid: Products

 What new products should we develop and how should we change our

current products and services in order to take advantage of the new
market opportunities or respond to the changes of the market?

Level of the Pyramid: Resources

 What resources (technical, financial, human) we will need in order to be
successful in this new environment?

Level of the Pyramid: Operational systems

 What operational systems will we need to develop?

Level of the Pyramid: Management Systems

 What types of leadership capacity will we need in this environment?

Level of the Pyramid: Culture

 What company values will support our success in this new environment?

CONCLUSIONS AND ACTION STEPS

Although humans have learned and been “trained” to respond to threat or danger
with three core or classic “defense strategies” of “Fight, Flight, or Freeze,” the
proper choice depends upon the nature of the predator and threat. The attack on

human kind by the “Covid-19 Virus” requires a more agile and sophisticated
strategy. In this article, we have proposed the use of the Pyramid of Organizational
Development as a lens in strategic planning for an organizational response to the

Covid-19 virus.

As we have discussed, effective strategic planning for a response to the Covid-19
virus depends upon the time horizon for the planning process and the plans
developed. Unfortunately, the nature of the Covid-19 Virus and the life cycle are

19
© Management Systems Consulting Corporation, 2020. All rights reserved