LEADING WITH THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

The workplace, where people once found their sense of purpose and personal fulfillment, has become a place of uncertainty. As a result, interest in workplace spirituality has increased dramatically over the past decade as people are looking for ways to cope with the growing sense of insecurity that pervades much of corporate America. The threat of layoffs, restructurings and the disillusionment of many aging Baby Boomers, who now see their hard earned success as an insufficient reward for the sacrifice of family, health and even personal identity paid to earn it, have people looking for more in the workplace than what it now provides. Workers are longing for a more humanistic environment with increased simplicity, more meaning and a connection to something higher. Workers are looking for a sense of significance in the workplace. More.

CARPE FUTURUM
For many people, the old saying, "What will be, will be," quite succinctly sums up their attitude toward the future. Oddly enough, many of these same people are diligent practitioners of carpe diem or seizing the day, its challenges and its opportunities. Certainly, seizing opportunities is a common attribute of those who succeed in business. Yet, when it comes to the future, fatalism is not uncommon. Whatever our view of the future may be, one thing that we can all agree on is that the future is coming at us faster all the time. The increasing rate of the creation and acceptance of new technology and the social changes that technological change drives, is putting pressure on organizations to respond more quickly than ever before. This requires a new form of strategic planning; one that will allow organizations to respond rapidly to the changes of the Knowledge Age. More.