Welcome to the twenty fourth article in the series “Be the Leader You Aspire to Be” here on The Price of Business Show, where I will focus on the trends which lie ahead of us and how they will affect humans and businesses. The articles are based on my book Energetic Leadership, which talks about 9 trends leaders must navigate to cater for employees increasing demand for more spiritual leadership and sustainable business models aligned with their life purposes. These articles are about business leadership in the new era. I hope you will find inspiration for your own leadership and the leader you aspire to be.
The last articles have outlined 9 trends for business leadership and focused on authentic curiosity as a key competency for leaders to master. They have explained the concept of energy frequencies as the source of our true potential, followed by the alignment of the company’s purpose with the life purposes of employees and customers.
They have covered the 6-5 different generations currently working, focused on self-care and the ability to be present and what uncertainty was about and how to navigate in it. They have talked about the importance of intuition in decision-making and what a healthy economy and society are and how we all can improve democracy.
The articles have looked at customer journeys built on healthy energy and how intuition and resilience can improve productivity. They have been about the world as a mirror of how we are doing as multi-dimensional humans and what we do with true AI. And they have been about the change of Change Management both in terms of timelines and content and the urgent need for a new Leadership Playbook which is about people first and foremost based on curiosity, consciousness and freedom.
In this article I look at the US Administration and how they mix politics and showbiz.
Let’s start with, what is showbiz?
According to google: “showbiz,” often used as shorthand for “show business,” refers to the entertainment industry encompassing various forms of entertainment like movies, television, music and theater. It includes both the creative and business aspects of producing and distributing entertainment, encompassing individuals involved in various roles, from performers to producers and distributors.
And what is politics?
According to google: “In everyday life, the term “politics” refers to the way that countries are governed, and to the ways that governments make rules and laws to manage the human society properly.”
Put very simply; showbiz is to entertain and inform people. Politics is to make people healthy and safe. The showbiz show is a show, whereas politics is serious. It is rules and laws made to unite humans in society – a free healthy one.
The Americans are very good at showbiz and have been (still are) admired for their skills and all kind of products coming from a very creative industry, which has also been very good at making business out of their creative products.
On top on that the Americans are very good at marketing skills – how to market and promote a need – maybe too good at it – or are we, the humans, just too naïve? Or do we just like stories which talk to our emotions and egos.
Having watched the “American Live Show” from the European side (Denmark) I believe the America Administration have made a lethal cocktail of showbiz and politics. These two ingredients do not go together. They are like water and oil. We need them but not mixed.
We need joy and laughter; it makes our energy flow like water. We also need freedom, laws and justice; it sets healthy boundaries for our society like fatty acid helps the body. A human body needs water and fatty acid to be healthy.
The alien in the lethal cocktail is business. When politics get mixed with commercial and private businesses it transforms to what I will call bought politics and when you top it up with some showbiz and marketing it becomes as lethal as fentanyl. You become addicted and cannot act clear – whether you are the one making the cocktail or the one drinking it.
Now and in the future, we need politics, political systems and administrations of countries to be clean – of showbiz, business and all other drugs like corruption that mess with a political professional leadership.
I have named it Energetic Leadership – energy conscious leadership built on knowledge and wisdom. For centuries we have forgotten wisdom in our cocktail. Now is the time to get it right.
Gitte Madelaire is an intuitive and visionary pioneer in leadership development. People, customers, business development, and futurism have always interested and motivated her. With a background in corporate business at companies such as Fona/HMW, Codan Insurance, Volvo Trucks and Ensure, she now inspires to new leadership through her book,” Energetic Leadership”, keynotes, facilitation and mentoring for leaders in her company Bronte ApS. Gitte holds a BSc in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and an MBA semester from the University of Victoria. She also has traditional leadership courses and certifications in intuitive and feminine future leadership, inner sustainability, and energy-based leadership. Gitte has lived in London, Sydney, and Kuala Lumpur and currently resides in Denmark.
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