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The Mystic Manager x
The Mystic Manager
presents a unique approach to the development of
positive corporate culture. The building blocks for this culture are
creativity, empowerment, generosity, kindness, integrity, and systems
sensitivity. The inspiration for this culture evolves through the
intricate linking of two planets,
Eyespell and Earth.
The Mystic Manager
is a fascinating blend of fact
and fantasy, enhanced with inspiring
imagery. It is an exciting and timely read. Eyespell and Earth come
together in a universal dance that forever changes the existence of both
worlds. This is choreographed through the Principles of Mystic
Management grounded in compassion, community building, and a commitment
to “prophets not profits.”
Mystic
Management
is an alternative to the greed and misuse of power
that have brought us into our present horrific
economic situation.
The planet Eyespell has no
economic system and refers to ours as “The Species Elimination Model.”
Dr. John Cicero has been an educator for more than four decades. He has held administrative and teaching positions, community college to graduate level. He has been a middle manager for a Fortune 500 company; a consultant to business, education and government; a sole proprietor; artist; and psychotherapist providing personal, marriage, and family counseling. His PhD and MBA degrees are from Syracuse University. Cicero promised himself he would never write a typical management book. The Mystic Manager, clearly the fulfillment of that promise, successfully combines solid management theory and a highly developed sense of community and ethical behavior within an exciting story. The book fits no genre exactly . . . and therein lies its flavor, unique. The author lives in Northern California and continues to teach full time at the local community college.
REFLECTIONS ON MYSTIC MANAGEMENT
(excerpt from Chapter 2)It had all the appearances of a normal Syracuse day for this reporter as I headed for Dinosaur’s Barbecue to meet with Phillip and Christian Hansen, proponents of what they call Mystic Management. By the time we had barely started lunch I sensed the day would be anything but normal. By the time late afternoon came and the lecture on the hill was over I sensed the whole world would soon be anything but normal. Phillip, noted psychologist and author, and his son Christian, CEO of Used Water Works, are advocates for a management philosophy that can only be dreamed of in this competitive and ever-changing global business environment. It would be fair to say that a spirituality underlies Mystic Management, a quality sorely lacking in what most of us have experienced as "business." The Hansens are uncompromising in their ideals, saying: "Should we hold generally accepted business practices as sacred and become further immersed in the post Future Shock clutter or should we hold high ideals as sacred in the hope of rising out of the clutter." Their high ideals take the form of the six primary tenets of Mystic Management: (1) Collaborative Creativity; (2) Ego Empowerment; (3) Gentle Generosity; (4) Karmic Kindness; (5) Inclusive Integrity; and (6) Systems Sensitivity.