Your Workplace

Joel is the Editor and Deputy Publisher of Your Workplace. He is an experienced and award-winning editor, writer and communications professional. Joel began his career as a journalist and reporter covering the U.S. retirement and institutional investment market. Joel is author of Retirement Planning in 8 Easy Steps: The Brief Guide to Lifelong Financial Freedom.

How to make your coaching program thrive Who doesn’t want a good coaching program in their organization? No one. We all know that when our managers and leaders are doing a better job at coaching those around them, all sorts of good things happen. Engagement increases, and not just in a “I think people are happier” sort of way.

Spirituality as meaningful work is fully enshrined among workers. What is management’s role in it? As far back as the 1950s, author William Whyte urged business owners to encourage their employees to “bring their heart and soul to work.” His book, The Organization Man, went on to become a bestseller, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that interest in spirituality in the workplace really took off. During the 1990s and 2000s, hundreds of books and articles on workplace spirituality were published.

Spirituality is a large part of the human experience and should be acknowledged at work. Workplace spirituality includes many aspects like meaningful work, sense of community, and organizational value. Workplace spirituality is intended to interconnect previous experiences and develop trust among employees in a way that would lead the organization into a better, more productive environment. Spirituality programs result in positive outcomes for employees.

How a Coaching Approach can Bridge the Gap Imagine having the tools to build resilient workplaces wherein employees are able to deal positively and productively, while simultaneously promoting growth and change. Imagine how far an organization with this type of philosophy could go! A question we often ask is why some work environments cultivate creative thinking, questioning and open discussion, while others do not? Often, a simple lack of understanding of the mechanisms at work in creating

The importance of transforming knowledge into habit It is an awkward feeling — knowing that you are at a place where you vowed never to go to again. It usually starts with an experience that has an undesirable outcome. “Why did I do that? I know better!”. Then you meander down the path of “Can’t believe I did that,” across the road of “That was stupid,” to the resting place of, “I’ll never do that again.” Yet, you do. I was speaking to a business colleague, Aaron, on the phone.