The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace

The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace
by Alan Briskin

The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace
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Author: Alan Briskin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN: 157675040X
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Book Review: A Brilliant Read
Summary: 5 Stars

A philospher recently wrote "the art of the future will be the work of the collective." It's clear that today's corporate structure has a long way to go before it could be called art. The typical company is not a particularly meaningful, soulful, or enduring place. Somehow there has to be a merging of the corporate need for profit with the individual need for meaning. In The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, Alan Briskin takes on the often contradictary nature of these twin needs. It raises a deep and difficult set of questions. Briskin doesn't minimize them by offering quick technical fixes, but rather he offers something far more important: the insight and understanding needed to begin honestly approaching them. As a result, Briskin may have also begun the long process of elevating corporate structure to that of collective art form.

Parts of this book are as well written and as insightful as anything I've ever read. If you've spent any time in a corporate structure, you will see a reflection of your own situation in these pages. Layered on top of that reflection are insights from the fields of philosophy, literature, psychology, physics, management and the wisdom traditions of the world. All of which help us to understand, and to live with, the ambiguities we all face. This book will challenge you to ask yourself some important questions. I highly recommend it.

Dean Ottati - Author of The Runner and the Path

Summary of The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace

Hailed as a "tour de force...and stunning achievement" by Milton Moskowitz, co-author of the book 100 Best Companies to Work for in America, The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace is a classic work that helped promote the value of purpose, passion, and greater spiritual awareness in the workplace.  The book, organized into three sections, begins by illuminating the universal role soul has played across time and cultures and why it is still relevant in the modern workplace.  Briskin shows us that the soul can be constrained but never lost and highlights how it has been subject to domination in the workplace.  In section two, Briskin tells the story of business and management practices which denied the soul and he outlines the consequences to both people and the workplace.  Finally, in section three, Briskin anticipates the need for integration, coherence, and social intelligence that is far more accepted today in management practice.  Soul, for Briskin, is not a religious concept but an experience of self in relation to the world, an experience common to us all. Soul flows from sources deep within us, from mysterious places that nourish the Self and remind us we are part of something better and larger which requires our attention and love.

 

Publishers Weekly declared "Briskin integrates the outer world of function with the inner soul of the person in an almost Zen-like fashion..."

 

This deeply lyrical book offers perspective for those struggling to hear the quiet voice of the soul over the din of the contemporary workplace... Briskin weaves together lessons from history, psychology, and management theory, with numerous real-life examples, to tell the story of how the modern workplace has evolved to value technology and productivity over soulfulness and relationship... Rather than solve the conventional question organizations have been asking for years-how can we change people?-Alan Briskin examines how organizations can better reflect personal and human values in the workplace.

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