Soul at Work
Published in July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-85390-900-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Soul at Work" describes the way organizations do business. Soul in the workplace is not a theological abstraction, but a way of being and doing. Each of the organizations that Benefiel profiles in this lively and informative book describes the profound role that awareness of soul, or spirituality, can play in leadership and organizational life. Divided into three parts, the book looks at the role of individuals in nurturing soul, the organizational reality by which soul is manifest, and the process by which the tension between individual and organization are managed. It is for managers, workers, organization specialists, church groups and anyone involved in the transformation of organizational life. It is for everyone who suspects that there is more to business than the bottom line.
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Person
Margaret Benefiel, Ph.D., teaches at Andover Newton Theological School in Boston, MA, in the area of spirituality and organizational leadership. For the 2003-2004 academic year, she occupied the O'Donnell Chair of Spirituality at the Milltown Institute in Dublin, Ireland. She speaks widely, leads workshops and retreats, and offers spiritual direction to leaders and organizations. A member of the Academy of Management, the American Academy of Religion, and Spiritual Directors International, she has served on the governing boards of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.