Spiritual Leadership: One More Leadership Style? Should We Care? Absolutely!

Reema Nayyar, Neharika Vohra and Rupashree Baral

IIMA Working Papers from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Research and Publication Department

Abstract: Most leaders search for ways to improve how employees grow and perform as a team and, in turn, improve organizational performance. Advice on how to lead well—heroically and successfully—is a dime a dozen. The current context, variously defined as brittle, anxious, uncertain, nonlinear, and incomprehensible, makes people anxious and fearful, which, in turn, prevents them from flowing. Amid the chaos and unprecedented change, the need for leaders to engage with their people is greater than ever. We believe that one conceptualization of leadership formed over the last 25 years, spiritual leadership (SL), can serve as an anchor to help leaders make headway in the current context. However, SL is also a concept that is poorly understood and often rejected before its usefulness is evaluated.

Date: 2026-06-01
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