Managing and Leading from a Maori Perspective: Bringing New Life and Energy to Organisations

Chellie Spiller () and Monica Stockdale ()
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Chellie Spiller: University of Auckland Business School
Monica Stockdale: Awhina Whanau Services

Chapter Chapter 11 in Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace, 2013, pp 149-173 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Attending to the life-energy of an organisation is an important, yet often overlooked aspect of management and leadership. Ignoring energy dimensions in an organisation can lead to dispirited, dysfunctional workplaces. In this chapter, we explore how nourishing different life-energies can revitalise relationships within the workplace and with communities to support organisational thriving. A central premise of this theoretical enquiry is that organisations which cultivate healthy, thriving life-energies offer added value for their stakeholders, including employees, customers, social and cultural communities, and the environment. We focus on indigenous Maori conceptualisations of life-energies and offer a series of touchstones, drawn from theory and our management and research experience, to guide sustainable business practice with the kaupapa, intention, of bringing new life and dignity into dispirited modern enterprise.

Keywords: World View; Leadership Practice; Spiritual Dimension; Life Force; Spiritual Power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5233-1_11

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