Synopses & Reviews
People have begun to expect more from their jobs than Dilbertesque monotony. Bringing Your Soul to Work links ideas about the soul directly to the realities of the workplace, offering a path for growth and positive change in sync with the job a person already has. The authors explore ways to connect the true self with the demands and sacrifices required by a career and offer insight on maintaining inner faith in the face of tensions, contradictions, and cynicism. Readers are invited to investigate the darker aspects of their personality for a greater understanding of the vast richness of their interior world. Both inspirational and practical, this book is for anyone seeking to bridge their spiritual values with work, willing to explore unknown elements of their personality, and interested in discovering new perspectives.
Synopsis
Presenting a ""fine blend of spirit and practicality"" (Peter Block), the authors detail useful strategies for finding meaning at work by tapping into the deeper realms of the soul and spirit.
Synopsis
EMPLOYEES TODAY are actively searching for more meaning in the workplace, for work that resonates with their being. How does one dare yearn for something more, when so many workplaces seem aligned solely with financial survival and profit making? How do we get work done amidst the demands and tugs on our soul?
Bringing Your Soul to Work addresses these troubling questions in a way that provides a pathway for readers who want to bridge the gap between their spiritual and work lives. It honors readers' unique experiences and challenges them to think differently, aligning their actions with their hearts.
Engaging, inspiring, and poetic, yet grounded in real life, this book is written by consultants who see the contradictions of the workplace firsthand. Using case examples, personal stories, inspirational quotes, visual images, reflective questions, and specific applications, it shows readers how to use their own experience to grapple with the gritty realities of the workplace. Throughout the book, readers are invited to consider the book's concepts in relation to their own unique situations and, in the case of the applications, to record their responses in writing. They then learn to construct meaning from their own experience, drawing on imagination and practice, as well as the specific circumstances of their work lives.
Addressing what many feel but cannot say out loud, Bringing Your Soul to Work links ideas about soul to the realities of work in a unique way. For all those looking to increase their effectiveness at work and bring more feeling, imagination, and heart into their efforts with others, it will serve as a guide for creating something new and lasting.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-204) and index.