Spirituality and Effective Leadership in Healthcare: Is There a Connection?

Strack, Gary; Fottler, Myron D.

doi:10.1097/01974520-200204000-00002

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“…Anecdotal evidence suggests that work-places differ in terms of their commitment to building and nurturing people's spirits (Kolodinsky et al, 2003;Pfeffer, 2003) yet little is known, empirically, to support these claims. Further, the interest in workplace spirituality has led to the assertion that workplaces that are "spiritually healthy" (White, 2003), most likely perform better (Elm, 2003;Garcia-Zamor, 2003) and are, in part, a function of the attitudes, practices and behaviors of workplace leaders Pfeffer, 2003;Strack et al, 2002).…”

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Nurturing the spirit at work: Impact on work unit performance

Duchon

Plowman

2005

The Leadership Quarterly

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Workplace spirituality is defined as a workplace that recognizes that employees have an inner life that nourishes and is nourished by meaningful work that takes place in the context of community. This definition, based on three fundamental spiritual needs, has implications for how leaders can enhance work unit performance by nurturing the spirit at work. In an exploratory study of six work units in a large hospital system we used an instrument that measures workplace spirituality. The results led to propositions concerning the effect of work unit spirituality on work unit performance and the relationship between work unit spirituality and leadership. Among medical units within the same hospital system, work unit spirituality is greater in some than in others; work unit performance is associated with work unit spirituality; and work unit leaders likely have an impact on the degree to which work units acknowledge and encourage issues of the spirit.

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Nurturing the spirit at work: Impact on work unit performance

Duchon

Plowman

2005

The Leadership Quarterly

643

667

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“…Pode-se supor que ambientes organizacionais espiritualmente ricos, isto é, que permitem aos colaboradores realizar trabalho com significado para a vida, podem conduzir a mais elevados desempenhos individuais e organizacionais (Jurkiewicz & Giacalone, 2004, Garcia-Zamor, 2003, Strack, Fottler, Wheatley & Sodomka, 2002. É possível que isto ocorra, em medida considerável, porque esses ambientes nutrem ou fomentam a auto-eficácia, o otimismo, a esperança e a resiliência dos empregados.…”

Section: Espiritualidade Nas Organizaçõesunclassified

Do ‘relho’ à ‘reza’: a espiritualidade como estratégia de controle nas organizações

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“…A number of authors have suggested possible links between spirituality and organisational leadership (Fairholm, 1996;Strack, Fottler, Wheatley and Sodomka, 2002). In one form or another, the link between spirituality and leadership is to be found in the experience of a deeper meaning in life.…”

Section: Leadership and Spiritualitymentioning

confidence: 99%