Dear Colleagues,

A number of you have offered some organizational suggestions, which Kay Rudisill has forwarded on to me.  You could make her job easier if you just email me directly at judi@edgewalkers.org.

I thought it might be helpful to provide you the list of organizations I already have. Please note that I am only beginning to compile this list, so it is very incomplete.  I will be doing a literature review to see what organizations I can find, but you may also have some suggestions.  Please don't just send me the name of the organization. I will also need a brief description of the way this organization supports workplace spirituality, whether it is internal programs for employees or it is more external.  I am also including a couple of examples of the descriptive paragraph.  

When this project is complete, the details will be shared with the MSR community.

Warm Blessings, Judi 

Judi Neal, Ph.D.

Chairman and CEO, Edgewalkers International

www.edgewalkers.org

Workplace Spirituality Organization List

 

 

Workplaces that help to support the inner lives of their staffs in inclusive ways that honor many belief systems.  The organizations in this list have all at one time or another had specific policies, benefits, programs, or workplace practices that support or nurture aspects of spirituality such as prayer, meditation areas, retreat benefits, personal development plans of a particular type, opportunities to learn and share, progressive wellness/wellbeing programs, or a focus on leadership/emotional intelligence.

 

 

Aarti International                                                      India

An Cosan                                                                    Ireland

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.       Australia, New Zealand

Ascension Health                                                        United States

Berrett-Koehler Publishers                                         United States

Bio-Seehotel Zeulenroda                                             Germany

The Body Shop                                                          United Kingdom

Catholic Health Initiatives                                          United States

Center for Excellence in Leadership                            United Kingdom

Central DuPage Hospital                                            United States

Centura Health                                                            United States

Circle of Life Hospice                                                 United States

Clean ServicePower Gmbh                                         Germany

Conner Partners                                                          United States

Cordon-Blue Tomasso and Ouimet Tomasso                        Canada

Eileen Fisher, Inc.                                                       United States

Elcoteq Communications Technology GmbH            Germany

Embassy Graphics                                                      Canada

Excel Industries                                                           India

Fachklinik Heiligenfeld GmbH                                   Germany

Google, Inc.                                                                 United States

Green Mountain Coffee Growers                               United States

Hearthstone Homes                                                    United States

In Search of Common Ground                                    United States and Worldwide

Jesuit Social Services                                                  Australia

McKee Foods                                                             United States

Medtronic                                                                   United States

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System                      United States

Mercy Hospital                                                          United States

Methodist Hospital                                                    United States

Ministry Leadership Center                                       United States

Mount Carmel Health                                                 United States

Nicholas Piramal, Ltd.                                                India

PeaceHealth                                                                United States

Phenomenex                                                                USA, UK, Germany, New Zealand                            and Australia

Planters Development Bank                                       Philippines

Prairie View                                                                United States

Providence Health Care                                              Canada

Saint Francis Health Center                                        United States

St. Joseph Health Systems                                         United States

Saint Luke's Episcopal Health System                       United States

Sounds True, Inc.                                                        United States

SREI International Financial Limited                          India

Telus Mobility                                                                       Canada

Ternary Software                                                        United States

Timberland                                                                  United States

The Times of India                                                     India

Tom's of Maine                                                          United States

Toms Shoes                                                                United States

Tyson Foods                                                              United States and Worldwide

Van Ede and Partners                                                  The Netherlands

University of Winchester                                           United Kingdom

Wheaton Franciscan Systems                                     United States

Windesheim University of Professional Education    The Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workplace Spirituality Centers

 

Academy of Management – Management, Spirituality and Religion Interest Group

Business Across Religious Traditions, Harvard University, Ron Thiemann

Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Walsman Center, Wisconsin School of Business

Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business, University of Notre Dame

Center for Positive Organizations, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Conscious Capitalism Institute, Babson University, Raj Sisodia

Faith at Work Initiative, Princeton University, David Miller

Fetzer Institute

Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley

International Association of Management, Spirituality and Religion (IAMSR)

Maharishi University of Management

MODEM 

Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace, University of Arkansas, Dan Harris

Wisdom 2.0

PART 3:  WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY CONSULTING FIRMS

 

Barrett Values Centre – Richard Barrett

Center for Leadership Studies – Mel Toomey and Alpesh Bhatt

Center for Visionary Leadership – Gordon Davidson and Corrine McLaughlin

Conner Partners – Daryl Conner

Deep Change – Cindy Wigglesworth

Edgewalkers International – Judi Neal

Global Future Unlimited – Susan Beck

International Institute for Spiritual Leadership – Jody Fry

Kaizen Solutions – Val Kinjerski

Kingpin Consulting – Cathy King

QualityLife Company – Debby and Dunne Edelstein

Renesch Advisory Services – John Renesch

Secretan Centre – Lance Secretan

Strategic Solutions – Susan Furness

Team Spirit – Barry Heermann

 

 

PART 4: ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LIKE-MINDED BUT NOT EXPLICITLY ABOUT WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY

 

Center for Contemplative Mind

 

Principles for Responsible Management Education, United Nations

 

YMCA

 

PART 5: WORKPLACE CHAPLAINS

 

Please note that the organizations listed here support workplace chaplaincy from an inclusive perspective, not just from one religious perspective.

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

University Multifaith Chaplain, Roger Williams University

 

Descriptive Paragraph Examples

Ascension Health (Missouri, USA - www.ascensionhealth.org) is the largest US Catholic healthcare system with over 100,000 employees and 67 hospitals.  Their document "Framework for Fostering a Spirituality of Work" states that "the goal of workplace spirituality initiative is to provide a work environment that nurtures the deepening of personal spirituality, while fostering the spiritual base of organizational life and structures."  They support this goal with training programs, a Spirituality Symposium, a system Spirituality Scorecard and a seven-step ethical discernment process. 

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Melbourne, Australia – www.anz.com ).  ANZ aspires to be "The bank with a human face" and has approximately 32,000 employees located in 40 different countries.  Their sustained commitment to their Breakout and Cultural Transformation programs led to a dramatic improvement in employee satisfaction and helped to win back the trust of their key stakeholders.  The Breakout training focuses on people, values and opportunities to facilitate company growth and development and encourages a culture of positive, open and honest relationships.  A high performance mind technique is introduced in the training and several ANZ buildings have quiet rooms for people to practice this.  

 

Berrett-Koehler Publishers (San Francisco, CA, USA – www.bkpub.com) is committed to nurturing the human spirit of all of its stakeholders –authors, customers, employees, investors, service providers, suppliers, sales partners and the communities and the environment. Their spiritual practices that include a moment of silence before meetings, one-on-one prayer and meditation, a commitment to workplace democracy and egalitarianism.  One of their core values is Stewardship, and they have many policies and practices that provide opportunities for employees and all stakeholders to serve each other as stewards. Berrett-Koehler also has very clear environmental policies and has done a lot of work on sustainability. 

 

Bio-Seehotel Zeulenroda GmbH & Co.KG (Zeulenroda, Germany - www.seehotel-zeulenroda.de) is a unique hotel employing 115 people.  Their vision is to create an environment where it is easy to feel comfortable, where you get the chance to create the future, and where you feel very inspired. They have a philosophy of creative cooperation between human beings, society and the Universe.  The hotel owners, staff and employees are commited to creating an environment that supports individual time for employees for spiritual development in the various seminars they offer.  Bio-Seehotel Zeulenroda has strong values nature, beauty and self-reflection.  As an example, they often hold meetings outdoors so that people can be closer to the universe for new thoughts.  They conduct monthly meetings where you share economic data and openly discuss spirituality.  This hotel is an excellent model of how an organization can integrat environmental sustainability, spirituality, and a deep commitment to creating a reflective environment for employees and customers. 

Warm Regards,

Judi Neal, Ph.d.

Chairman & CEO, Edgewalkers International

www.edgewalkers.org