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Human Design for Business

Management Through Human Design.

To illustrate how Human Design makes a difference to business performance we consider examples of how it manifests in key management positions. Generally, people naturally gravitate to positions where their Designs fit and their business talents are recognized. However, sometimes people fill inappropriate roles and could be more effective in positions that suit their Designs. By knowing their Human Designs in a business setting, the Pearl, shifts can be made to improve effectiveness. We offer services that help companies align their staffs to take advantage of the four attributes of the Pearl: Talent, Culture, Brand and Essence that are found in all people.

The small business owner of an exercise studio is a Projector which makes her a natural guide. She has a Generator as her session manager to give the studio its sustained activity. The owner has the Human Design business talent of Sales and the manager has the talent of Product. The combination of a Generator working for a Projector and Sales working with Product has resulted in an effective business.

A silicon valley startup offering advanced networking equipment is run by a well known entrepreneur with the talent of Product. It explains his success at creating new high tech products that have attracted venture capital over the years. His marketing director has the talent of Marketing which explains the steadily improving market presence of the company.

An engineering consulting company is owned by an entrepreneur with an undefined Self center which means he can readily adapt to the culture of his clients. He has the talent of Philanthropy so that the firm has a reputation for adding value for its clients while creating an inviting work environment for its consulting employees. The firm’s consulting manager has the talent of Management which explains why he is consistently asked back by clients to run large-budget engineering design projects and consequently expand the consulting practice.

A management consulting firm is run by an experienced consultant with the talent of Strategy. This explains why the firm offers a successful corporate strategy product that creates practical management direction for public and private sector clients. The CEO also has the Essence of Nature which explains why his company operates very effectively with seemingly little effort on his part.

Summarizing, many of the people in these examples are already in roles that are consistent with their Human Designs. They illustrate the potential of placing people in positions that are aligned with their Human Design talents and thereby make a business more effective.

Business Examples of Human Design

Eli Manning

1/27/12

Eli Manning

I featured Tom Brady a month ago (see below) and found that he has become a master QB with his 16-48 Talent Line and his extensive experience. Let’s see how his Super Bowl opponent, Eli Manning, will operate in the annual classic.

Eli is a Generator with a 5/1 profile. He has the needed energy for professional football and his 5/1 makes him a natural leader with an image that his teammates admire. He also researches his opponents with the 48 Gate of the Well and helps his team with the experiences that he observed with the 13-33 Channel of the Prodigal. The leadership he exhibits has an organizational flair to it with his 7 Gate of Uniformity.

His leadership extends with the 26-44 Channel of Enterprise where he works with his team to find winning strategies that may be unique but that everyone agrees with. While Tom Brady has a natural talent with his Talent Line, Eli has arrived at the top of his game with the 32-54 Channel of Transformation. Winning not only comes from his efforts but it also the support of the Giants. This energy is part of a powerful drive that he has to be successful in his life with the five gates on his defined Root center.

The most important feature in Eli’s design is the dominant 38 Gate of the Fighter where his leadership shines and he just has to do things his way. It also helps that he has another powerful attribute in the 57 Gate of Intuitive Clarity where he has the unusual ability to use his instinct to avoid broken plays and to position his passes properly. Also, helpful is his 16 Gate of Improving where he tends to be something of a perfectionist.

It is interesting that Brett Favre also has this gate in almost the same position in his design. When I featured Brett some time ago I observed that his 57 was the key reason that he was able to remain in professional football until after the age of 40.

Eli’s life theme is Individualism where he has a strong drive to do things his way, sometimes provocatively and this characteristic is very obvious to those around him.

Now that we see the contrast between Tom and Eli it will be interesting to see if the mastery in Tom Brady will dominate, or the fighting ability in Eli Manning.

Madonna

2/03/12

Madonna

Madonna is one of three stars that will be featured at the Super Bowl this Sunday. The other two are Tom Brady and Eli Manning who appear below. Why is Madonna so successful?

She is a Generator with a 5/1 profile so she has sustained energy for her many appearances and has developed a successful business as well. The 5/1 provides an image that her audience can relate to and makes her singing and acting compelling. In addition, her 11-56 Channel of Curiosity enables her to create new entertainment expressions that society will appreciate. These have included dancing and acting in addition to music videos and albums.

Madonna has the 63-4 Channel of Logical Thinking where she is able to understand issues and solve problems that will affect her business. This is helped with her dominant 4 Gate of Mental Solutions where she can seem to have an answer for everything and it also explains her straight A grades in high school.

The third channel in her design explains her ability to transform musical genres into entertainment that is uniquely hers. The 2-14 Channel of the Alchemist enables her to make these changes and it also provides prosperity for her business. The transformational nature of her design is also enabled by her significant 8 Gate of Contribution where she manifests the solutions that she comes up with in such a way that everyone benefits.

Madonna’s business talent is Sales which explains her ability to have her entertainment activities widely accepted. In addition, her business Pearl is Simplicity where she wants her business activities to be straightforward with no frills. This explains her insistence on hiring Freddie de Mann, Michael Jackson’s manager, to manage her business. She regarded him as the best qualified in her business and, although there were objections from her staff, it turned out to be the right move. Her business expanded as a result.

Her life theme is Revolution where her artistic and business abilities changed entertainment and made her a super star. I look forward to her half-time show at the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Mitt Romney

02/10/12

Mitt Romney is currently a leading Republican candidate for President . I featured him almost two years ago and now that he is in the news again let’s take another look.

Mitt is a 5/1 Manifesting Generator and his Design is loaded with charisma. Once he responds to a request he does whatever it takes to complete it, as we saw when he ran the Salt Lake City Olympics. With his 20-34 Channel of Charisma he is constantly busy and his 10-34 Channel of Exploration gives him the conviction to complete his responsibilities in a sometimes unusual way that suits his notion of good behavior. In addition, with his 10-20 Channel of Awakening he is true to himself and does not accept behavior or ideas that do not suit his principles.

Another part of his Design that contributes to his charisma is the 12-22 Channel of Openness. He is emotional about his actions, even though it might not be obvious to others, and he can express his passion and sometimes hot temper to make sure he meets his obligations. The 22 Gate of Grace is the most dominant gate in his design and, with it, he has an aura of inner grace that attracts others.

Mitt’s life theme is Informing where he has the emotional drive to let others know what is going on. This is a vehicle for honesty that he has had all his life. In addition, his 5/1 profile projects an image where people see him as a natural leader with the wisdom to deal with political issues. So long as he meets others’ expectations he will be highly regarded.

With his 37 Gate of Family Mitt is concerned about the welfare of others and his business persona is Charity which means that in his business career he was concerned about his clients and employees. This was illustrated in 1996 when he focused company resources on the missing daughter of one of his partners. He was credited for saving her life. Also, his 11 Gate of Harmony means that he is generating ideas that contribute to social harmony. He is constantly thinking about ways to help people cooperate for the benefit of society.

Finally, his 14 Gate of Prosperity and 45 Gate of Gathering Together give him the natural ability to create wealth for himself and his family. With his strong charisma, his concern for society and his self-centered principled behavior it will be interesting to see if these characteristics become important to the American electorate over the next few months.