From the Age of Emperors to the Age of Empathy
Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the warring states of ancient China with iron fist and utmost brutality, for instance tying one of his enemies to five horses to tear him into pieces, and killing his entire family to the third degree. Today, things are decidedly different. The age of imperial CEOs of the GE Jack Welch type residing in the corner office of the top office floor is over, Mark Zuckerberg shares the same open office space with the rest of his Facebook employees. Today’s Millennials do not want to be lead by emperors high on testosterone and authority, but leaders high on empathy and compassion. Google ngrams and Google trend confirm this global trend, with compassion and empathy winning over tyranny. Interesting side note: As the picture below of the last 13 years of Google trends shows, tyranny had a short comeback November 8, 2017. November 8 was the night where Donald Trump was elected US President. ...