My Experience as Participant in the Course on Spirituality for Executive Leadership

Spiritual Leadership as a Paradigm for Organizational Transformation and Recovery from Extended Work Hours Cultures

“…Dushon and Plowman's (2005) note that employees have spiritual needs (i.e., an inner life) just as they have physical, mental, and emotional needs, and none of these needs are left at the door when one arrives at work. At the root of the connection between spirituality and leadership is the recognition that we all have an inner voice that is the ultimate source of wisdom in our most difficult business and personal decisions (Levy, 2000).…”

Spirituality and leadership: An empirical review of definitions, distinctions, and embedded assumptions

“…(a) Khanna & Srinivas (2000), who call it bbeautyQ and then discuss transformational relationships; (b) Levine (1994), who, in addition to creativity, insight, openness, and extraordinary performance calls it emptiness-emptying oneself or creating a vessel for receiving or containing spirit; (c) Boozer (1998), who calls it beverything,Q as does Sperry (1997), who defines it as a spiritual union with any-and everything; (d) Levy (2000), who says it's inside of him, his quiet zone, very personal, encompassing everything he does; (e) Mason & Welsh (1994) who define it as wonder, play, ignorance, spontaneity, joy, imagination, celebration, discernment, insight, and creativity; and, (f) Lichtenstein (1997) who writes of grace, magic and a miracle -components of personal and organizational transformation.…”

Teaching management, spirituality, and religion: André Delbecq as a pioneer

“…A few of André's articles include brief sections on pedagogy which describe issues of content and logistics, but less frequently delineate his views on the interaction of student, teacher, content, classroom, and learning process typical of a teaching philosophy. What is evident from his previous MSR-related publications (Delbecq 1998(Delbecq , 1999(Delbecq , 2000(Delbecq , 2003(Delbecq , 2004(Delbecq , 2008(Delbecq , 2010a(Delbecq , 2010b(Delbecq , 2012 and those written by others about him (Levy 2000) is summarized below. Citations are excluded from the summary to improve the flow, as all points are taken from articles authored by André, along with our interviews with him.…”

“…It is important to note that André's teaching and programs were highly respected by many, including his students, as evidenced by reviews of his course (Delbecq 1999(Delbecq , 2000Levy 2000). For example, Ricardo Levy (2000), who participated in one of André's courses, reflected that he found the class: elevated his view of the importance of his calling as an executive leader; taught him that spirituality is core to the everyday life of a leader; exposed him to readings that opened his mind about different religions and spiritual perspectives; aided him in discovering how to retreat into his inner spiritual sanctum; and provided him with exposure and experience in a variety of spiritual practices he could adopt. André was also the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarly work on teaching MSR (e.g., Distinguished Service to Management, Spirituality and Religion Award, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Boston, August 2012).…”