Theory and practice of managing a company as a living system
THE ABC OF A LIVING COMPANY provides the key to understanding the laws of a company’s lifecycles.
MBE MANAKA – LONGEVITY ACADEMY teaches you how to put these laws into practice.
The goal is to develop future managers – MBE: Managers of Business Excellence – who are able to lead companies as intelligent living organisms.
Living organisms and companies follow the same fundamental principles. In the long run, it is not the biggest or the fastest who
succeed, but those who maintain their vitality — the ability to adapt to a changing environment.
This requires conscious management of organizational intelligence and a balance between performance
and longevity.
LONGEVITY MANAGEMENT is an approach to leading a company as a living system over time —ensuring not only
growth, but long-term viability.
When I realized that a company is not a machine, but a living
organism, I began searching for the principles that govern its life.
Just like civilizations, companies go through phases of growth, crisis,
regeneration, and transformation.
They are not meant to last forever — but they can achieve longevity,
if we understand their vitality.
I found inspiration in the laws of social evolution by Miroslav
Bárta and in the concept of spiral management by Andrej
Kopčaj.
Over time, I translated these ideas into my own practice —into the
MBE MANAKA – LONGEVITY ACADEMY program.
Today, I help companies manage life, not just performance.
I teach managers to understand organizations as living systems
evolving over time. Because I believe that once we understand the
laws of a company’s life, we begin to understand the future of society
itself.
Stanislav Häuser, architect of Living Companies
A company is a living organism
that evolves over time.
We build networks —
connecting business processes
into living systems.
We focus on real managerial
practise.
Entrepreneurial thinking
drives radical innovation in
how companies are managed.
Our products are simple,
comprehensive and user-friendly
We offer lifelong development
for managers through the MBE Program.
The ABC of a Living Company introduces a new philosophy of managing companies as living systems. It is based on the analogy of natural laws that shape the evolution of living organisms and civilizations. It shows that long-term success does not come from size or strength, but from the ability to adapt and regenerate. To lead a company over time, one must understand the spiral of life —and learn how to consciously guide it.
MBE MANAKA is the practical application of the ABC philosophy.We train managers to lead companies as intelligent, adaptive organisms.We begin with fundamentals — the mental model and core principles —and continue with hands-on training across all levels of management. Our goal is to develop living companies through the growth of managerial identity and professionalism.
MBE represents a new standard of managerial entrepreneurship. It is not only about leading people or delivering performance —it is about ensuring the long-term vitality of a company.The MBE role integrates head (knowledge), heart (relationships), and hands (execution)into one conscious whole. A company’s success is only as strong as the managerial excellence that sustains it.