SYRACUSE, N.Y., December 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Thousands of people are being held hostage in corporations across America, and the irony is that they are feeding into their own demise, writes author Mary Beth Deaton-Harris. In her new book, Waitin' For Some Chicken: Understanding the Corporate-Hostage Crisis (now available through 1stBooks), she writes of the constant suppression of valuable, creative employees and details a way out for those who dare to place confidence in their own abilities.
With low job security and increasing pressures, middle management and workers on the "frontlines" are subjected to constant evaluation by those in the upper crust, who rarely understand the situations themselves, the author writes. Employees are held hostage by self serving leaders who subtly tell them to fit the mold and subject their personal lives to the whim of the management's personal agenda where both the employees and company mission statement are being held hostage. She calls this the "Super Secret Strategic Structure Society."
When Deaton-Harris and her coworkers opened their eyes to the time and effort they were wasting at full time jobs, they decided enough was enough. They scoffed at the lies they had believed about their low self worth, took life by the reins and broke the chains of their hostage situation by forming their own businesses or learning to play the corporate game.
An inspiring and brutally frank look beyond the cubicle walls, Deaton-Harris's new book shows how lower levels unnecessarily make up part of a dysfunctional corporate family, who is desperately waiting for the powers to "bless" them. In other words, employees are just "waitin' for some chicken" when they could be cooking a feast for themselves.
Deaton-Harris has a master's degree in psychology and has spent 20 years in corporate America. She is now the owner and operator of Total Life Management Consulting, which offers a revolutionary approach to taking stress out of daily life. She also owns Harymarris Homes LLC, a real estate investment company, and M.O.M.'s Clean Out Service, which specializes in real estate and foreclosure properties.
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