— Previously, workplace was depicted as a place where the goals of task accomplishment were param... more — Previously, workplace was depicted as a place where the goals of task accomplishment were paramount. Over the time, the concept of workplace has expanded to encompass various geographical and psychological boundaries. Nowadays, organizations suffer from business losses, strained relationships with customers, delayed contracts and employee exits. Spirituality has now become an effective tool to handle stress related issues and for overcoming business problems. ―Spirituality‖ has become more oriented on subjective experience and psychological growth. It does not compel people to follow religions and stringent methods but is in fact used as an effective tool to make employees feel that they are an integral part of the organization. The objective of this study is to discuss about the effect of spirituality on workplace, various spiritual approaches shaping the modern organizations that will help employees with personal disorders and other work-related problems. Spirituality draws on the ethics, values, motivation, work/life balance, and leadership elements of an organization. The unique characteristics that differentiate a spiritual organization from others are: strong sense of purpose, focus on individual development, trust and openness, employee empowerment and toleration of employee expression. Spiritual approaches shaping the modern workplace are: God-centred, Ethical, Existential and Buddhist approach. Some recommendations for incorporating spirituality at workplace are: Employee assistance program (EAP), Meditation breaks, listening to spiritual music, honing spiritual skills for better job performance, setting up of a spiritual fund, Taking risks to open one's spiritual self, Bereavement programs and Leadership practices. ‗Mood chart' is a new evolving concept as a part of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) to enhance workplace spirituality. It is a chart that shows the deviations of mood levels over time and has information on our mood, hours of sleep, and medications. Thus, organizations that encourage workplace spirituality experiences improved organizational performance and profitability. Index Terms— Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mood chart, organizational performance, spiritual approaches workplace spirituality.
— Previously, workplace was depicted as a place where the goals of task accomplishment were param... more — Previously, workplace was depicted as a place where the goals of task accomplishment were paramount. Over the time, the concept of workplace has expanded to encompass various geographical and psychological boundaries. Nowadays, organizations suffer from business losses, strained relationships with customers, delayed contracts and employee exits. Spirituality has now become an effective tool to handle stress related issues and for overcoming business problems. ―Spirituality‖ has become more oriented on subjective experience and psychological growth. It does not compel people to follow religions and stringent methods but is in fact used as an effective tool to make employees feel that they are an integral part of the organization. The objective of this study is to discuss about the effect of spirituality on workplace, various spiritual approaches shaping the modern organizations that will help employees with personal disorders and other work-related problems. Spirituality draws on the ethics, values, motivation, work/life balance, and leadership elements of an organization. The unique characteristics that differentiate a spiritual organization from others are: strong sense of purpose, focus on individual development, trust and openness, employee empowerment and toleration of employee expression. Spiritual approaches shaping the modern workplace are: God-centred, Ethical, Existential and Buddhist approach. Some recommendations for incorporating spirituality at workplace are: Employee assistance program (EAP), Meditation breaks, listening to spiritual music, honing spiritual skills for better job performance, setting up of a spiritual fund, Taking risks to open one's spiritual self, Bereavement programs and Leadership practices. ‗Mood chart' is a new evolving concept as a part of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) to enhance workplace spirituality. It is a chart that shows the deviations of mood levels over time and has information on our mood, hours of sleep, and medications. Thus, organizations that encourage workplace spirituality experiences improved organizational performance and profitability. Index Terms— Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mood chart, organizational performance, spiritual approaches workplace spirituality.
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