How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organisations

BY THEO VELDSMAN, University of Johannesburg There is a growing incidence of toxic leadership in organisations across the world. This is clear from anecdotal evidence as well as research which suggests that one out of every five leaders is toxic. My own research shows that closer to three out of every ten leaders are toxic. This … Continue reading How toxic leaders destroy people as well as organisations

Crapitalism and the Degenerative Enterprise

BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR Is your business degenerative? Is it following the well-thumbed playbook of corporate crapitalism?   Here’s an undeniable truth: most businesses are degenerative. They exploit, extract, and destroy – decimating the Common Good. Let’s confront the ugly reality of how most companies operate: 1. You Can’t Kill Your Customer and Call It Value Creation … Continue reading Crapitalism and the Degenerative Enterprise

As Trump touts plans for immigrant roundup, militias are standing back, but standing by

BY AMY COOTER President-elect Donald Trump has reaffirmed that once he takes office he plans to declare a national emergency and use the military on American streets to accomplish his promises to round up and deport millions of undocumented migrants. Many experts’ concerns about this program have included the facts that immigrants contribute enormous value … Continue reading As Trump touts plans for immigrant roundup, militias are standing back, but standing by

Gaza, Campus Protest, and the Fierce Urgency of Now

BY FRAN SHORE As more campuses join the protests against Israel’s continuing engagement in war crimes in Gaza, one common thread runs through the student demands. It’s this: divest from supplying the Netanyahu government and the IDF with weapons of mass destruction. What compels many of these youthful demonstrators to occupy the public spaces and … Continue reading Gaza, Campus Protest, and the Fierce Urgency of Now

Does Your Government Care? A Citizen’s Checklist for Regenerative Government

BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR, PHILIP KOTLER, ENRICO FOGLIA In our book – REGENERATION: The Future of Community in a Permacrisis World, we point out that in the US today, we see that our politicians can’t even stand up to the NRA, let alone address climate collapse.  Instead, they distract us with culture wars and fake controversy – banning books, … Continue reading Does Your Government Care? A Citizen’s Checklist for Regenerative Government

“Ukraine: A War between the Past and the Future” – An interview with Iryna Tykhomyrova

  What does Ukraine need for the future? We interviewed Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova, President of MIM Business School in Kyiv, to get her views on rebuilding Ukraine. Dr. Tykhomyrova is the Head of Management and Economics Department, and supervisor of consulting projects for international and Ukrainian companies. As an expert on evaluation of business education needs for Central … Continue reading “Ukraine: A War between the Past and the Future” – An interview with Iryna Tykhomyrova

GOP ‘message laundering’ turns violent, extremist reactions to search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago into acceptable political talking points

BY KARRIN VASBY ANDERSON, Colorado State University After the FBI completed a lawful search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2022, conservative politicians responded with one of three strategies: silence, circumspection and attack. Many responses echoed Trump’s own framing of the search. In his Aug. 8 message he claimed his residence was … Continue reading GOP ‘message laundering’ turns violent, extremist reactions to search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago into acceptable political talking points