![]() ![]() Instead of nations, Planet Earth is home simply to Terrans, joined in the United Federation of Planets. Energy is clean and nearly boundless, and computing is used solely for improving the quality of life, rather than for enslavement or fueling hate. Transportation and communication are instantaneous. The replicators - accessible by everyone - generate food, clothing, musical instruments, or whatever might be desired. As Manu Saadia highlights in his book, Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek, money is no longer needed because technology has advanced so far that nearly everything is available with the touch of a button. ![]() Enjoy it.”Īnd so that 20th-century Earthling got a quick lesson in 24th century “post-scarcity” economics. Material needs no longer exist… The challenge, Mister Offenhouse, is to improve yourself. What’s he going to do now? Picard tells him, “This is the twenty-fourth century. Captain Picard scoffs, informing him that the very notion of money itself has disappeared. He needs to recover his fortune, which, presumably, can still be used for the sport of leveraged buyouts and corporate raids. Among them is Ralph Offenhouse, who demands to call his lawyer. They awaken to find themselves fast-forwarded three and a half centuries into the future. Unlike the bodies of Khan Noonien Singh and his genetically-perfected superhumans in The Original Series episode’“Space Seed”, these are ordinary folks, preserved just as they died from typical ailments circa 1990. Data returns to the Enterprise with three of them, who can still be revived. He soon realizes that it carries cryogenically frozen humans. Kirk’s Logic: "sometimes the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.In Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “The Neutral Zone”, Lieutenant Commander Data beams aboard an ancient vessel adrift in space. The world according to Captain Kirk – see Boston Legal Or a Spock would say “It does not compute” How does this even happen? It sounds shocking but company leaders do not recognize the exhausting work and appreciate the efforts this person puts in day after day for the success of the business. It’s only long after the fact that they realize this type of catalyst has an intangible quality that cannot be measured by revenue generated. And their much sadder reality here most companies do not understand the value of what one person is capable of doing for the betterment of others around them. Simply put… management is not going to go out of their way for just one person within an organization of many, they don’t understand it. Organizational influence, internal and external relationships and the domino effect on other employees make losing these people incredibly damaging. Very good at articulating a visionīut what if you cultural captain leaves? The best of the best in keeping the organization going on a day-to-day basis. These people are simply not replaceable. Note Very Few Posses all these qualities and even fewer can be taught them and only a chosen few even listen. The BIG NINE Characteristics’ Of A Cultural Captain. This is the most important “JOB” in the 21st century workplace, due to the absolutely amazing diversity of employees that exist in today’s corporate America. ![]() This person greets them by name, letting them know they know who they are and what their contributions are to the company, and above all encourages their input and acknowledges their importance. The “Culture Captain” in an organization creates an environment that makes your employees feel like an asset to your company. When should a company take a good hard look at what one person can do for the needs of the others? Spock’s Illogic: “The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few… Or the One” Spock – one where logic should dictate all thought and actions, and that emotions should be tightly repressed and have no place in the environment we exist in – If it cannot be measured it cannot be true - there is no place for the abstract. ![]()
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