Advancing workplace spiritual development: A dyadic mentoring approach

Workplace spirituality has become the focus of several major business organizations and scholars. Research has found spirituality to be most beneficial when fostered at the individual rather than collective level (Herman & Gioia, 1998; Krishnakumar & Neck, 2002). Yet, little is known about h...

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Published in:The Leadership quarterly 2014-04, Vol.25 (2), p.391-408
Main Authors: Weinberg, Frankie J., Locander, William B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dyadic relationship
Mentoring programs
Organizational behavior
Professional development
Spiritual development
Spiritual leadership
Spiritual mentoring
Spirituality
Studies
Work environment
Workplace spirituality
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Summary:Workplace spirituality has become the focus of several major business organizations and scholars. Research has found spirituality to be most beneficial when fostered at the individual rather than collective level (Herman & Gioia, 1998; Krishnakumar & Neck, 2002). Yet, little is known about how leaders deploy workplace spirituality to the individual level and sustain it over time. To address this question, the case is made that spirituality at work may best be fostered through a dyadic mentorship. Accordingly, a concept of spiritual mentoring is proposed, which takes an authentic self perspective to spirituality while approaching spiritual development as best served through a co-created, dyadic process. Drawing on previous research, spiritual mentoring is organized into three categories – inner life, meaningful work, and context/connectedness – and presented as a temporal process through which leaders may provide these supportive behaviors. Prospective outcomes of spiritual mentoring are described, and potential barriers are considered.
ISSN:1048-9843
1873-3409
DOI:10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.10.009