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"The spiritual dimension can never be amputated from work. And yet many organizations try. Awakening Corporate Soul will reignite the spirit that can increase everyone's commitment to do the right thing and be the best."
~ Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager

This is a compelling book that uses the wisdom traditions as a basis for leaders and companies to re-discover commitment, passion and performance at work.

It is the first book of its kind ­ one that shows how to renew corporate cultures with the wisdom of the spiritual traditions.

Filled with anecdotes, modern case studies, ancient teaching stories, and personal examples, Awakening Corporate Soul is for anyone who wants to bring a greater sense of meaning, spirit, creativity, and fulfillment to their work and to their work place.

What You'll Learn:

• How leaders can inspire and sustain commitment in others
• Specific strategies for awakening soul and high performance at work
• How to find personal passion and meaning in your work
• Four paths to unleash new levels of energy inside your company

From the book:

The most important thing we can do to awaken the Corporate Soul is not to establish a complicated strategy but to begin.

In the words of Native American wisdom:
"As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm.
Jump!
It is not as wide as you think."

Readers Tell Us...

"Awakening Corporate Soul is a great reminder for all of us that corporations of any kind, whether they be of body or business, can't function usefully without the core essence, or soul, actively taking part."
~ Alan F. Horn, CEO Castle Rock Entertainment

"Awakening Corporate Soul marries the practical and the soulful. In a time when so many of us spend a good part of our lives within corporate America, we need books like this one. The authors describe four paths to Corporate Soul that give leaders who are serious about renewing their organizations a solid way to begin the journey."
~ Elizabeth Lesser, Co-founder Omega Institute

"If the phrase Corporate Soul conjures up images of workers praying in the corridors or of Gregorian chants filling the lunchroom...think again...When Corporate Soul is awake, work flourishes, overflows and manifests as productivity, creativity, innovation and inspiration. If the energies of the soul do not open into the world, they turn poisonous and inwardly destructive.....Leaders know they can't compete with a company full of people whose passions are not ignited and who lie half asleep crying to get out" - Eric Klein and John Izzo

How do you react to the idea of "Corporate Soul"? Is it "new age nonsense?" Eric Klein and John Izzo encountered this negative attitude from many corporate managers and employees, but once they got past this initial skepticism, they discovered a genuine interest in the idea. We spend 56% of our waking hours at wok, so why not bring more passion to a pursuit that involves much of our lives? And anyway, who can meet the challenges of the modern work environment while feeling cynical, frustrated, and angry and wanting to be somewhere else?

Klein and Izzo wrote this book to show how deep and meaningful change can occur within a corporation and their manual provides questionnaires and exercises to launch the process. In addition, they present four paths by which corporations can awaken: The path of self (recognizing one's core values and passions), the path of contribution (service), the path of craft (engagement in the moment to moment activity of work) and the path of community (joining together to bring out the best in each other).

Most importantly, however, Klein and Izzo show how real change differs from merely paying lip service to a new set of cliches. First, everyone must release their victim attitudes and participate in creating an environment where the truth can be spoken without fear. Above all, they insist that leaders hoping to initiate change must first examine their own attitudes and risk abandoning their most cherished ideas about their identity and role.....that is.....their egos. "Whether it is called 'walking the talk' or 'being real', they write, "there is a quality that is undeniably present in those who have smelled their self-image going up in smoke and have chosen to advance across the threshold of change....We exchange the apparent security and uncertainty of our self-image for a journey that is wide open and truly creative".

Izzo was a Presbyterian minister and Klein was a teacher of yoga and meditation before they joined forces and became corporate consultants. Their book lists endorsements from a number of executives and CEO's.

1. The Commitment Crisis and Corporate Soul
2. Monks, Monasteries, and Modern Business
3. Preparing for the Journey
4. The Path of Self
   Why personal passion is critical
5. The Path of Contribution
   Why Making a Difference Makes All the Difference
6. The Path of Craft
   Details That Make the Differene
7. The Path of Community
   Why Team-Building Won't Save Your Company
8. The Leader's Soul
   You Can't Lead Others Where You Haven't Been
9. Getting on the Path to Corporate Soul
   Turning Obstacles Into Energy

This is the book you've been looking for on SOUL in the workplace

Millions of workers feel burned out, overworked, and stressed to the max with a deep sense of having sacrificed too much of their personal lives for the corporate good. A quest for something more is brewing inside workers, from the shop floor to the top of the corporate ladder. It is a crisis of soul that can only be resolved by the awakening of what we call Corporate Soul.

Awakening Corporate Soul helps leaders and workers identify ways to reignite their own commitment at work. It gives leaders practical strategies to create organizations and teams capable of competing in the innovative and uncertain times in which we live.

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