Management
by Chris Banescu –
All of us, at some point in our careers, have probably heard management utter the mantra, “it’s not personal, it’s business.” And if we weren’t the intended recipients of this dreaded phrase, we most likely know someone who was, or we have seen or heard of situations where this has happened. [Read more…]
I was recently interviewed by Siyamak Khorrami, host of the California Insider show that’s broadcast on EpochTV. We discussed the outrageous manner in which executives abuse employees, disregard free-market capitalistic principles, destroy lives and economic value, and condition people to submit to tyranny.
The California Insider program showcases leaders and professionals across California with inside information about trending topics and critical issues. [Read more…]
by Chris Banescu –
A common characteristic of all dysfunctional organizations is the systematic abandonment and eventual suppression of the truth, and its substitution with half-truths, distortions, and lies. Once truth no longer supports and validates everything that happens in a company, management’s ability to understand what is really going on, take corrective action, and make the right decisions is compromised. [Read more…]
Message to managers and executives across all organizations: “You live and work on planet Earth and manage real people, start acting that way!”
by Chris Banescu –
Bob Davids, successful leader of six different businesses and co-author of Leadership without Ego: How to stop managing and start leading, reminds us of the right way that authentic leaders use the power they are given by the people. Rather than hoard that power, great leaders give all power back to the individuals who entrusted them with it.
In return, the people give these leaders even more power, thus creating a virtuous cycle that builds trust, empowers individuals at all levels of the organization to do great work, and inevitably leads to the long-term success of the enterprise and the people working there.
In his TEDx Talk, Davids explains that power is given to leaders by the people who support them. When individuals give power to their superiors, they observe how those leaders respond. If leaders take that power and give it all back to the people, the people then give those leaders even more power (support). [Read more…]
The human soul yearns for freedom. The human heart was created to desire happiness and joy. The human mind was designed to seek the truth. The human will is fueled by hope. These are universal truths that have been virtually ignored by most companies and organizations. Instead, management treats human beings as interchangeable parts of a machine or disposable components of a system, to exploit and carelessly toss aside on a whim. This is a human catastrophe of monumental proportions. This is unacceptable. This is wrong. [Read more…]
