Creating Spirit in the Workplace

I have worked for more than 30 years to help workplaces become more human, and to utilize not just the bodies, but the minds and yes, even the hearts, of their employees. While many people feel instinctively that it is “right” for workplaces to respect their employees, there is dispute about whether there are business reasons to do this, and how one should go about building these bonds in an organization that does so less than it could. In this article I will outline the major areas where there seems to be justification for practices that increase the “spirit” of the workplace.