num_pages: 300
description: Hailed as a "tour de force...and stunning achievement" by Milton Moskowitz, co-author of the book 100 Best Companies to Work for in America, The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace is a classic work that helped promote the value of purpose, passion, and greater spiritual awareness in the workplace.  The book, organized into three sections, begins by illuminating the universal role soul has played across time and cultures and why it is still relevant in the modern workplace.  Briskin shows us that the soul can be constrained but never lost and highlights how it has been subject to domination in the workplace.  In section two, Briskin tells the story of business and management practices which denied the soul and he outlines the consequences to both people and the workplace.  Finally, in section three, Briskin anticipates the need for integration, coherence, and social intelligence that is far more accepted today in management practice.  Soul, for Briskin, is not a religious concept but an experience of self in relation to the world, an experience common to us all. Soul flows from sources deep within us, from mysterious places that nourish the Self and remind us we are part of something better and larger which requires our attention and love.   Publishers Weekly declared "Briskin integrates the outer world of function with the inner soul of the person in an almost Zen-like fashion..."   This deeply lyrical book offers perspective for those struggling to hear the quiet voice of the soul over the din of the contemporary workplace... Briskin weaves together lessons from history, psychology, and management theory, with numerous real-life examples, to tell the story of how the modern workplace has evolved to value technology and productivity over soulfulness and relationship... Rather than solve the conventional question organizations have been asking for years-how can we change people?-Alan Briskin examines how organizations can better reflect personal and human values in the workplace.
language: English
title: Stirring of Soul in the Workplace
titlecomplete: Stirring of Soul in the Workplace
genres: Business
ratings_count: 32
publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers