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CALLING, NEW CAREERS AND SPIRITUALITY A REFLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS

Spiritual Intelligence at Work: Meaning, Metaphor, and Morals

ISBN: 978-0-76231-067-8, eISBN: 978-1-84950-245-0

Publication date: 12 December 2003

Abstract

What is my purpose in life? Why am I in this job, this organization, this industry? How did I get here in the first place? Am I working to live or living to work? How do I measure my success? Does my work serve any greater purpose? Many individuals ask these kinds of questions at some point in their lives. When faced with life and death situations, as many were during and after the September 11th attack, these questions move out of the shadows. For some of us, questioning our purpose in life and career are frequently forced to the forefront by the pressures and challenges – and sometimes boredom and emptiness – of our workplace. Still, these questions are a powerful way in which our human spirit manifests itself. Therefore, finding meaningful answers to them is one of the essential tasks we face when we attempt to integrate spirituality more fully in our lives.

Citation

Weiss, J.W., Skelley, M.F., Haughey, J.C. and (Tim) Hall, D. (2003), "CALLING, NEW CAREERS AND SPIRITUALITY A REFLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS", Pava, M.L. and Primeaux, P. (Ed.) Spiritual Intelligence at Work: Meaning, Metaphor, and Morals (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 175-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1529-2096(03)05009-0

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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