Notes from the Corporate Underground

About the Book

Most of us are cautious at work. We don't reveal who we really are. We don't think that our true selves will be accepted or valued. Throughout our working population, there exists a subterranean culture of honest human feelings, thoughts and beliefs. We may share those hidden treasures with one or two others in our place of work. But we hardly ever reveal ourselves. And almost never to our bosses. It's just too risky.

For years, Stan Sewitch felt this way. He kept his personal side quiet. He had a family to feed. He recognized the same practical reality shared silently by many others. Then one day, unpredictably, he was freed from that ruse. Stan was fired.

Since that moment, his experience of Corporate Land changed. Stan decided to become an entrepreneur. After three companies, 1,200 clients, three industries, lots of airplane rides and more mistakes than he can remember, Stan has learned that revealing the real stuff under the surface is the Philospher's Stone of business. The book is a collection of glimpses from an Operative in this Corporate Underground.

Read Paradise is not for Sissies to find out why counter-culture perspectives can be both personally satisfying and much more profitable.

About the Author

Stan Sewitch is CEO of HRG/KI Investments, an innovative investment firm that provides capital and knowledge to companies interested in creating long-term value. Stan's career spans over 30 years and includes the formation of three corporations, working with over 1,200 organizations on strategy and organizational evolution, and authoring many articles for national publications on the subject of humanistic capitalism. Stan holds an M.S. in Organizational Psychology. He is a martial artist, practicing the art of Kenpo, and plays bass in a trio called ''Chang Ba.'' Stan and his wife, Cheri, reside on San Diego Bay.