Spirit: Transformation and Development in Organizations

This book is about Spirit, and the ways in which Spirit transforms and develops in organizations. The intent is not that organizations become more spiritual, but rather that we might recognize that organizations in their essence are Spirit, and then get on with the important business of caring intelligently and intentionally for this most critical and essential element. Perceiving the centrality of Spirit in our organization is not as strange of difficult as it may appear. Indeed, every person who has ever found occasion to remark that, "The spirit around this place is terrible," or "Got to keep the spirit up" or, "Our spirit is our most important asset," has already made the connection. The problem, however, is that we typically do not have much more to say, and worse than that, we apparently possess very little in the way of appropriate technology in order to do something with, or for Spirit. Until recently, "doing something with Spirit" may have appeared less than a serious pursuit, and if the technology was lacking, the loss was not consequential. But as the pace of our world has speeded, and the competitive edge narrowed, high performance and the attainment of excellence are no longer just nice, they have become essential. And whatever else high performance and excellence may be based on, they would seem to have something to do with the quality of Spirit ... human Spirit, our Spirit, the Spirit of our organization. --- excerpt from book's Introduction. -