Center for Spiritual Intelligence® Inc

THE 

SPIRITUAL

INTELLIGENCE®SM 

ADVISOR 

    A monthly newsletter bringing you great ideas for spiritual development and practical success! 

©  Yaacov J. Kravitz, Ed.D., March 6, 2002

SHALOM, Peace.

            Welcome to the first issue of The Spiritual Intelligence Advisor.  Each month I will be writing some brief reflections about spirituality and using Spiritual Intelligence®SM in your work. For more information about Spiritual Intelligence and coaching for personal, professional and spiritual success please visit www.spiritualintelligence.com. This month we will address WHAT IS SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE? and APPLYING SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE ®SM AT WORK.

  WHAT IS SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE®SM?

            Spiritual Intelligence refers to the skills, abilities and behaviors required to develop and maintain a relationship to the Ultimate Source of All Being, succeed in the search for meaning in life, find a moral and ethical path to help guide us through life, and act out our sense of meaning and values in our personal life and in our interpersonal relationships.

            Just as there are numerous cognitive and emotional skills, there are spiritual skills that comprise Spiritual Intelligence.®SM  You can improve your spiritual well being through study and practice of skills like:

 

Quieting the mind,

 

Tapping into your inner wisdom and intuition,

 

Cultivating gratitude,

 

Practicing humility and empathy,

 

Connecting intimately with God and others.

You may learn more about these Skills and practices visit our website.

 

APPLYING SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE ®SM AT WORK

            More and more frequently my colleagues have asked me about how the concerns of spirituality can be brought to bear on work place issues. There are at least three levels at which this integration can occur.

            1.  Individuals can bring spirituality into the work place as a part of their own character. The practices of mindfulness and character development that are so much a part of Spiritual Intelligence®SM can be a tremendous asset to people in all aspects of life. How we approach a task or talk to co-workers or customers is both a practical issue and a spiritual one. The spiritual person brings a value added dimension to everything he or she does. That dimension is reflected in things such as attitudes towards diversity, dealing with conflict, customer service, and working as part of a team.

            2. In today’s complex business climate we often have multiple possibilities for where we will be employed. Spirituality may be one of the criteria used to screen potential employers or to make a decision to stay with or leave a firm. We can compare and contrast our personal values with those of the organization. Some questions you can ask are:

    Does the organization treat its employees in a compassionate manner?

    Are customers treated with respect? 

    When strategic decisions are made is there a concern for the environmental and human impacts that will occur?

           3.  All of these questions can, of course, be asked directly by a business or institution for the purpose of organizational change and growth. Some organizations have in fact done this and embraced the Natural Step Program (www.naturalstep.org/index.html )

         We sometimes tend to compartmentalize the various aspects of our lives, keeping spirituality separate from work. Unfortunately, questions about spirituality and work may not be raised, because such questions and their answers may be seen as threatening the security of an organization or employee. However, it is possible to incorporate values into any individual or corporate mission statement.

          If you would like to bring spirituality into your personal work or your organization we can help. Send an e-mail to yaacov@spiritualintelligence.com briefly describing your goals and request a complimentary half hour consultation.

 Resources:

You can continue to LEARN MORE about Spiritual Intelligence®SM by

Reading about Spirituality on our web site

Becoming part of our Spiritual Mentoring program or Professional Coaching program.

Requesting a Complimentary Consultation

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