Jul 12 2005
The Critical Link betweeen Work and “Calling”
Clearly, we live in a culture where most of us attach little or if any meaning to the importance of our work. We have become bored with and weary of our work, see little meaning in it beyond the paycheck and, as a result, try to find ways to simply “get through the day” so that we can really do what we want “after we leave the office.”
As a leader, how do you create meaningful work? Is there a connection between the quality and significance of our work and our spiritual identity and connection? The answer is “yes”…there is a vital connection between the two. Within the last 10 years, a number of books have been written addressing the critical connection between our work and our spiritual grounding. Parker Palmer’s excellent work, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, is one of the very best. Palmer’s book, and many other’s like his, unashamedly address the fact that if we can see our work as a calling we will be able to discover new fulfillment and joy where once there was only boredom and monotony.
Jeffrey Yergler has been studying and speaking on the growth of this work-call connection over the last 15 years. There is an exponentially growing need, according to Jeff, for executives, managers, team leaders, trustees and boards to explore how this connection can change the work culture and the people within that culture. In a way that is non-threatening, inclusive and highly interactive, Jeff can provide your staff with a thoughtfully informed exploration of the work-call connection. Whether this is your first foray into a topic you feel has become vital to your work culture or if you want to go deeper into the understanding of how the work-call link can transform people, work cultures, products and services, you will want to contact Jeff and explore how his work with your leadership core can open the door to new levels of commitment and performance…the by-products of a heart that is connected to the mind and the hands.
For more information about an ILC symposium on Vocation as Call, please contact Jeff Yergler at: jdy@integerleadership.com or call at: 253-230-1024.