Faith and spirituality in the workplace
The case study of Geert Groote Institute at the Windesheim University (The Netherlands) illustrates how an organization can nourish its spiritual identity.
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In the past decades, countless attempts were made to introduce a more humane and flexible form of organising in bureaucratic organisations. Although some of those organisations were successfully transformed, most of the changes have been diluted or reversed with time. Why is it, that so many attempts to make bureaucracy more humane and more flexible have failed? And how can innovative forms of organising be realised successfully?
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Paradoxes in leadership development as a pathway to spirituality
This paper explores paradox as a gateway to spirituality in the training of future leaders. It is precisely the irresolvable duality and the associated dichotomy of paradox that require leaders to tap into deeper levels of understanding.
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When vocation meets profession
As customers, we experience quality service when an individual employee likes his or her work and is willing to do what the particular situation requires, even if this means doing something extra. For instance, a waitress who is genuinely interested in how we liked our food, a teacher who tutors a student to ensure he […]
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What does it mean to be an inspiring leader? This article examines ways in which leaders can foster the already existing motivation of employees.
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Leaders often experience their work as a collection of conflicting demands. Paradoxes provide a different way of thinking, the art of reconciling apparent contradictions.
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