Recently there has been increasing interest in spirituality in business. One of the
challenging aspects about spirituality is that it seems to mean different things to
different people, making it difficult to give a universal definition of this dynamic
concept. Nonetheless, in all cases it appears to involve deeply-held values. Some
of the fundamental ideas that individuals typically posit in spirituality include:
Who am I?; What is my purpose in life? What is it that I have to offer? (Block,
1993; Hawley, 1993; Neal, 1998). An active spiritual life can help individuals find
meaning and purpose in their lives and live out deeply-held personal values.
These values often reflect a desire to make a difference and to help create a more
meaningful world (Block, 1993; Ray, 1992). However, much of what is written
focuses on the concept and philosophy of spirituality rather than its
implementation. This leads to two important questions.