Workplace Spirituality: Incorporating One's Personal Idea of Spirituality in Their Daily Schedule
Introduction
Many organizations require their employees to manage their emotions while working with coworkers and customers. However, employees are constantly under stress which may render the effectiveness of his or her work ethics. Workplace spirituality is the method of incorporating one’s personal idea of “spirituality” in their daily work schedule. Spirituality can give a sense of balance and security to many individuals and therefore improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Organizations are beginning to incorporate spirituality in the workplace in order to enhance organizational performance and increase the development of business ethics. The importance of a business to incorporate spirituality within the workplace will continue to influence the culture of business in the anticipated future.
Origins
Workplace spirituality is an idea that originated in the early 1900s that answered to the cruel and heartless business culture that dominated North America (Barrett pp. 1) Businesses have implemented various practices which allowed or encouraged practicing religious beliefs while in the workplace. “Such practices may include respecting religious and spiritual diversity in the workplace, supporting faith-work integration efforts, and providing concrete opportunities to apply one’s religious and spiritual worldviews in one’s current job in ways that advance the goals of the organization” (Duffy pp. 5). Workers constantly feel overworked and unappreciated. Their work may have fulfilled their security needs; however the human being requires more emotional and spiritual attention. Corporate America soon began to understand this concept in the early 1900s when they recognized emotional intelligence enabled individual development. “Firstly, workplace spirituality became measurable by identifying the extent to which an individual displayed specific behaviors. Secondly, it became apparent, through research and measurement, that emotional
Many organizations require their employees to manage their emotions while working with coworkers and customers. However, employees are constantly under stress which may render the effectiveness of his or her work ethics. Workplace spirituality is the method of incorporating one’s personal idea of “spirituality” in their daily work schedule. Spirituality can give a sense of balance and security to many individuals and therefore improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Organizations are beginning to incorporate spirituality in the workplace in order to enhance organizational performance and increase the development of business ethics. The importance of a business to incorporate spirituality within the workplace will continue to influence the culture of business in the anticipated future.
Origins
Workplace spirituality is an idea that originated in the early 1900s that answered to the cruel and heartless business culture that dominated North America (Barrett pp. 1) Businesses have implemented various practices which allowed or encouraged practicing religious beliefs while in the workplace. “Such practices may include respecting religious and spiritual diversity in the workplace, supporting faith-work integration efforts, and providing concrete opportunities to apply one’s religious and spiritual worldviews in one’s current job in ways that advance the goals of the organization” (Duffy pp. 5). Workers constantly feel overworked and unappreciated. Their work may have fulfilled their security needs; however the human being requires more emotional and spiritual attention. Corporate America soon began to understand this concept in the early 1900s when they recognized emotional intelligence enabled individual development. “Firstly, workplace spirituality became measurable by identifying the extent to which an individual displayed specific behaviors. Secondly, it became apparent, through research and measurement, that emotional
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