Spirituality in Management: Relevance for The Contemporary Work Organization*

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Spirituality in Management Relevance for The
Contemporary Work Organization

• Prof. Subhash Sharma
• Director, Indus Business Academy, Bangalore
• Keynote Dinner Talk, Sept. 15, 2011, at Parmelia
  Hilton, Perth as part of the International
  Conference on Contemporary Business, Sept 15-16,
  2011, organized by Curtin Business School,
  Perth, Western Australia

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Evolution of Management Thought

• From Science in Management (SIM)
• to
• Spirituality in Management (SIM)

Scientific Management ---- Human side -----Ethics
and Values ----Spirituality
(Good
Governance) in Management

(concern for

wellness)
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Significance of Spirituality

• Spiritual significance of Einstein s Equation
• 2
• e m c
• Towards a general equation
• n
• e m c (e energy, m matter,
• c
  consciousness)

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e, m, c in Organization context

• e energy/ life-force
• m infrastructure
• c vision-mission

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Defining Spirituality

• Roots in the word SPIRIT
• (Consciousness SPIRIT)
• IT Infinity Transcendence (Spiritual
• 
  aspect)
• IR Intuition Reason (Mind aspect/
• Psychological
  aspect)
• SP Sense Pleasure (Physical aspects)

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Three Levels of Existence

• Supra subtle Spiritual
  (Consciousness)
• Subtle Mental/ Psychological (Mind)
• Gross Physical (Matter)
• Corresponding energies
• Physical energy, Mental energy, Spiritual
  energy

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Typologies of Energies Energies in Nature

• Silent energy Energy of Lcd Love,
• compassion and
  divinity
• (Z energy)
  
• Vibrant energy (Y energy)
• Violent energy (X energy)
• Manifestation of these energies OSHA- OSHE
  Model of Human Beings

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OSHA-OSHE Model of Human Beings

• OSHA OSHE
• O Oneness O Oneness
• S Spiritual S Spiritual
• H Humanistic H Humanistic
• A Aggressive E Existential
• (Application at the work place Is there
  excessive violent energy at the work place?)

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OSHA-OSHE Linkage with related ideas

• Shiva-Shakti (Indian)
• Yin-Yang (Chinese)

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How to Tap Silent Energy at the Work Place?

• Reduce Negergy (Negative Energy) and Enhance
  Positive Energy and Synergy

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Inner Being and Anchor (IBA)

• Exercise When in stress and crisis who is your
  anchor?
• In Western Australia, Anchor could be
• Kookaburra musical sound

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Experiencing DQ Divinity Quotient

• Establishing Cosmic connectivity

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Swan Model Mind as Swan

• SWAN as a Model of Spirituality in Indian
  Tradition
• Flying in the
  cosmos
• 
  (Param hans)
• Flying high in the sky (Raj-hans)
• Flying Swan (Luft-hans)
• Walking Swan

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SWAN Model in Organizations

• SWAN Model at work place and in Strategic
  Management (Markets Maya, Subhash Sharma, 2009)
• S Strength
• W Weakness
• A Achievement
• N Next step

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PERTH and the EARTH

• PERTH at workplace
• PERTH PER Perfection
• T Trust
• H - Harmony

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EARTHing Model of Spirituality

• E Enlightenment
• A Awakening
• R Realization
• T Truth
• H Harmony
• EARTHing implies Enlightenment, Awakening and
  Realization of Truth and Harmony
• PERTH and EARTH connectivity

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PERTH-EARTH Connectivity
Australian Veda

• PERTH EARTH connectivity through rivers, swans,
  trees and sounds
• Swan River (in Perth)
• Black Swan (in Western Australia)
• Kookaburra (Australian bird)
• Grass Tree ( Unique to Australia)

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INDINA Model of Spirituality and DQ

• Australian Veda and its Indian Spiritual
  Connectivity
• INDINA
• IN Infinity
• DI Divinity
• NA Nirvana
• Spiritual Synergy through INDINA Energy/ INDINA
  Experience

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Light in My Heart Creation from Shunya, Subhash
Sharma, 1993, p. 33 (Also known as WISDOM song)
There is light in my heart It is there from the
start Its mystery you want to know, It says hello
hello It gives me a peep In to things that are
deep It has a beautiful glow, It says hello
hello This light is subtle It makes a
whistle In the stars and in the snow, It says
hello hello

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Further details
Subhash Sharma, Quantum Rope Science, Mysticism
and Management, New Age International Publishers,
New Delhi, 1999 Subhash Sharma, New Mantras in
Corporate Corridors, New Age International
Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 Subhash Sharma,
Markets Maya, IBA Publications, Bangalore,
2009 www.shunyacreations.com