Spirit, Community, and Leadership at Work Click the above banners to view more information on these companies. For decades, most employees and managers have considered spirituality in the workplace a contradiction in concepts. The commonly held belief is that work is what you accomplish to earn money, position, and security.
Spirituality is confined to the home, the church, or the community.
Lately, however, the distinction between a person's spiritual life and workaday life has become blurred. Faced with hectic work and family schedules, employees are seeking meaning and purpose in their fragmented lives. The trend in many contemporary organizations is to look beyond the bottom line to the long-term mission of the organization. One way to fulfill that mission is to infuse the organization with spirit and soul. Soulful organizations consider both the company's future and the well-being of its members.