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Hello Colleagues

A number of you have expressed an interest in the notion of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) and its relevance to organisations. Author and academic, Danah Zohar coined the phrase and has presented convincing scientific evidence on the existence of SQ - a spiritual centre in the human brain that integrates IQ and EQ in an entirely new paradigm of human thought. Zohar has worked with groups within Nokia, McDonalds and Coca Cola to develop elements of SQ in these organisations. Refer to my website (http://www.mindwise.com.au/spiritual_intelligence.shtm) for a full discussion on SQ including a summary of the research data.  You may also want to try the SQ test!

Ten qualities are essential for SQ:

1. Self-awareness
2. Being vision and value led
3. Thriving on adversity
4. Being holistic and making connections between things
5. Celebrating diversity
6. Being independent and having the courage to risk being unpopular
7. A tendency to ask fundamental why questions
8. Ability to see the bigger picture and stand back
9. Spontaneity – responding to a situation
10. Compassion

“Rather than being a necessary distraction from life, business is business precisely because people bring their whole self, their spiritual self with them to work, not because they leave it at home. We need to reconnect to the fact that our hearts and minds, not just our bodies, are central in our business relationships. Our survival economically... depends on it... Our spirit is the vital, energizing force or principle is us, the core of self. It is the fertile, invisible realm that is the wellspring for our creativity, the core of our values and the source of our morality”

(Fairholm, Capturing the Heart of Leadership, 1997)

The Utopian business model views the workplace as the prime site for the development of relationships and need satisfaction. It would be a devastating blow if we found neither spirit nor inspiration at work. I invite you to contact me with discussion about how you are creating spirit in your workplace. 

A big thank you to all those who participated in our March workshops. 
Your feedback was beyond expectation and we look forward to conducting our workshops again in June.

... And the winner of the competition is Nina Nigro, Staff Development Co-ordinator at the TAC, Melbourne. You prize shall be forwarded to you shortly.

Thank you to everyone who took the time and entered the competition.

Kind Regards,

Clinical and Corporate Psychologist
Accredited Professional Speaker (APS)

Ph: 61+(0)3 9654 7757
Email: cynthia.davis@mindwise.com.au
Website: http://mindwise.com.au

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