Haere Mai/Welcome

Spirit@Work, New Zealand is a website devoted to the exploring work practices that engage people as whole human beings - in body, mind and heart. We believe that the human spirit is the source of creativity, enterprise and learning - qualities that are seen as essential for survival and growth in the present environment. We also see this human spirit being sustained by universal values such as tolerance, justice, honesty, integrity, respect, and compassion. The purpose of this website is to share principles, ideas, tools and techniques that foster and nourish the human spirit at workplaces through value-based management and leadership. 

Do you share these views? Do you have ideas, tools or techniques to contribute? Would you like to share these with others? We invite you to participate and collaborate in this venture by contributing your ideas, opinions, and techniques for creating organizations that celebrate and nourish the human spirit. Send your contribution to Spirit @ Work, NZ.

Click on Articles to read papers, essays and opinions on topics related to spirit at work, click on Resources to explore books, book reviews, songs and poetry related to spirit in the workplace, click on Links to go to other websites dealing with these issues, click on Newsletter to view call for papers, events and happenings related to this topic in New Zealand, and click on Conferences to get information on conferences, workshops and training programmes on this theme.

DISCLAIMER

This website is set up by Dr. V. Nilakant of the Department of Management, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. The opinions expressed in this are his and those of the contributors, not the University of Canterbury nor its Council.