From the land of Ivy League business schools, economic disparity and virtually no social safety net we must hear the incessant moaning of overpaid executives about their fate. It must be good to know that if the whole free market capitalist system collapses you can live off your wealth. I love the word used in Australia to describe complaing…….’whingeing’ or better said as ‘wingein’. The rest of us need to keep working and most of us out here in the ‘rest of the world’ (developed) live in sane societies with social safety nets and without the incredible disparities in income and lifestyle. We have to compete with companies shielded by the hard and soft power of the United States. It was not always so. Globalisation and ‘flat earth’…..maybe but not yet. I have worked for American companies run by supposedly well educated B school graduates who disappeared into the a**hole of complexity while their organisations were moribund. Maybe we will all collectively learn from this recent economic cycle, maybe not. My hope is that at least some folks in the world’s current super power learn that those at the top are not necessarily the most qualified to be there. I hope we can regain a common sense- quit worshipping business leaders, stop segregating with false classifications based on privilege. Intelligence is not necessarily reflected in common sense. Common sense is not a graduate program from Harvard Business School. Academics are not necessarily ground level participants. Everybody stop your ‘whingeing’; get real about what is really important in your life and get on with it. Business is business- like a merchant stall in Damascus. Love the Bazaar!
