Xerox Holdings Corp XRX under CEO John Visentin

Hexagram 11 – T’ai – Peace

Above    K’UN        THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

• The Receptive, which moves downward, stands above;
  
• the Creative, which moves upward, is below.
  

Hence their influences meet and are in harmony,

so that all living things bloom and prosper.

This hexagram belongs to the first month (February-March), at which time

the forces of nature prepare the new spring.

THE JUDGMENT

PEACE.

• The small departs,
  
• The great approaches.
  

Good fortune.

Success.

This hexagram denotes a time in nature when heaven seems to be on earth.

Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony.

Then peace and blessing descend upon all living things.

In the world of man it is a time of social harmony;

• those in high places show favor to the lowly, and
  
• the lowly and inferior in their turn are well disposed toward the highly placed.
  

There is an end to all feuds.

• Inside, at the center, in the key position, is the light principle;
  
• the dark principle is outside.
  

Thus

• the light has a powerful influence, while
  
• the dark is submissive.
  

In this way each receives its due.

• When
  
  • the good elements of society occupy a central position and are in control,
    
  • the evil elements come under their influence and change for the better.
    
• When
  
  • the spirit of heaven rules in man,
    
  • his animal nature also
    
    • comes under its influence and
      
    • takes its appropriate place.
      

The individual lines

• enter the hexagram from below and
  
• leave it again at the top.
  

Here

• the small, weak, and evil elements are about to take their departure, while
  
• the great, strong, and good elements are moving up.
  

This brings good fortune and success.

THE IMAGE

Heaven and earth unite: the image Of PEACE.

Thus the ruler

• Divides and
  
• completes
  

the course of heaven and earth;

He

• furthers and regulates the gifts of heaven and earth, And so
  
• aids the people.
  

Heaven and earth are in contact and combine their influences,

producing a time of universal flowering and prosperity.

This stream of energy must be regulated by the ruler of men.

It is done by a process of division.

Thus men

• divide the uniform flow of time into the seasons, according to the succession of natural phenomena, and
  
• mark off infinite space by the points of the compass.
  

In this way

nature in its overwhelming profusion of phenomena is

• bounded and
  
• controlled.
  

On the other hand,

nature must be furthered in her productiveness.

This is done by adjusting the products to

• the right time and
  
• the right place,
  

which increases the natural yield.

This controlling and furthering activity of man in his relation to nature

is the work on nature that rewards him.

11 PEACE

MANAGERIAL ISSUE:

The CEO – managing the corporate peace.

Hexagram 11 represents a time of Heaven sent peace and harmony within the corporation, a time for good relationships between the CEO and the employees. This gives way to prosperity for the corporation and thus everything is all right. When management and labor unite and when each contributes their best, the consumer benefits and the corporation profits. This is a time of Peace.

• The I CHING says: “The individual lines enter the hexagram from below and leave it again at the top. Here the small, weak, and evil elements are about to take their departure, while the great, strong, and good elements are moving up. This brings good fortune and success.”
  

This is the springtime for the industry also. A time for both: when corporations develop good relations with one another, as well as a time when the stronger corporations help the weaker ones. Any suits between any corporations within the industry are settled. The YANG or positive side of the corporation is in charge, thus even the YIN side will improve.

• The I CHING says: “When the good elements of society occupy a central position and are in control, the evil elements come under their influence and change for the better. When the spirit of Heaven rules in man, his animal nature also comes under its influence and takes its appropriate place.”
  

MANAGERIAL LESSON:

The Superior CEO presides over this period of unprecedented harmony by the proper division of all things:

• Dividing the tasks
  
• Dividing the responsibilities,
  
• Assigning tasks and responsibilities.
  
• Establishing goals.
  
• Establishing the timing and synchronicity for each task.
  
• Measuring results.
  
• Rewarding meritorious achievements.
  

• The I CHING says: “Heaven and Earth are in contact and combine their influences, producing a time of universal flowering and prosperity. This stream of energy must be regulated by the ruler of men. It is done by a process of division. Thus men divide the uniform flow of time into the seasons, according to the succession of natural phenomena, and mark off infinite space by the points of the compass. In this way nature in its overwhelming profusion of phenomena is bounded and controlled. On the other hand, nature must be furthered in her productiveness. This is done by adjusting the products to the right time and the right place, which increases the natural yield. This controlling and furthering activity of man in his relation to nature is the work on nature that rewards him.”
  

The I CHING already hints that this CEO could be a great leader and perhaps a truly great CEO. He will be able to get management and employees to join together to give the corporation greater growth.

INVESTMENT ADVICE:

For the investor, the Peace Time–Space is favorable. This is the proper time to invest in the corporation because the harmony of the corporation meets with both the harmony of the economy as well as with the harmony of the industry.

By itself (no lines), the Hexagram points to Good Fortune and Success:

PEACE.

The small departs,

The great approaches.

Good fortune.

Success.

This hexagram denotes a time in nature when heaven seems to be on earth. Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony. Then peace and blessing descend upon all living things.

In the world of man it is a time of social harmony; those in high places show favor to the lowly, and the lowly and inferior in their turn are well disposed toward the highly placed. There is an end to all feuds.

Inside, at the center, in the key position, is the light principle; the dark principle is outside. Thus the light has a powerful influence, while the dark is submissive. In this way each receives its due. When the good elements of society occupy a central position and are in control, the evil elements come under their influence and change for the better. When the spirit of heaven rules in man, his animal nature also comes under its influence and takes its appropriate place.

The individual lines enter the hexagram from below and leave it again at the top. Here the small, weak, and evil elements are about to take their departure, while the great, strong, and good elements are moving up. This brings good fortune and success.

Two of the six lines are excellent (the 1^st is Good Fortune and the 5^th is Supreme Good Fortune). The other are relatively positive which make this hexagram mostly positive.

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