Could non religious spirituality have an intrinsic and or extrinsic value to your organisation? And what would it take to foster this in your organisation? Would the team “buy in” easily or would things have to be disguised in some way to make it seem like a secondary thing…

Consider this, Non religious spirituality essentially could involve (but perhaps not exclusively) the following…

• An accurate Self Image
• Sensitivity to Others
• A Deep Sense of Mystery
• Connectedness
• Emotional Balance
• Inner Peace
• Freedom
• A Deep Compassion for Humanity

Some will be saying, I am too busy trying to get ahead to consider any of this. Others among you will be suggesting that without this your business can not even begin to make a profit.

In a highly material age, where the ‘me’ generation is mentioned at every turn, could this ’sense of spirituality’ be a cornerstone to fresh development ideas for your staff? Could it be a starting point to discussing how your organisaton can move forward in a world cluttered with materialism, Me, me, ME! instead of We, we WE!

Okay lets ask “what if” your organisation had a HR focus that put all of the above as exceptional priorities and created a work environment that fostered the above? Or at least had these points as underlying values.

Happy people are productive people, they ‘infect’ people with their happy ’spirit’ and that often leaves customers with a warm glow and a positive experience of dealing with your business. Imagine a business where the mission and vision are built on a solid core of values from the above list. What if, people in your team took these points to another level and added other values, which connect and explore the above. lets try

• Cooperation
• Honesty
• Respect
• Tolerance
• Responsibility
• Simplicity/Elegance

Lets face it I don’t think anyone would argue that the above list is offensive to anyone so instead of taking a practical/logical approach to HR development, why not cut across the channel of practical skill development and go straight to the heart. Then let practical skill development stem from the heart and not from the head.

Remember people are the asset that makes business thrive or not, and I suspect that an astute operator would be aiming to make their business thrive (it seems to have more benefits than merely surviving.) Therefore consider utilising the above list as a possible starting point to developing ways your staff can integrate these values into their professional lives.

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