Rejuvenating Work Culture with Spiritual Wellbeing

Spiritual well-being is usually a perplexing concept. This is about our need for identity, significance, and a sense of belonging to something greater than ourselves. Quite often, we do confuse spirituality with religious beliefs; however, spirituality is not a particular spiritual, religious, or philosophical belief, rather it’s a way to live a purposeful life wherein each one is working on self to make it a better version every other day.

In a research paper published in the International Journal of Jyotish Research, it was concluded that spiritual wellbeing is a win-win situation for both employees and the employer. For employees, it enhances their physical & mental health which, in turn, leads to increased productivity and a sense of culture and being connected to the organization. These attributed also help the organization to deliver sustainable business growth. 

Spirituality makes an individual better, integral, and respectful of others. Spirituality is a method of expressing our need to find meaning and aim in our life, according to a research study carried out in 2013. It was a movement that emerged in the 1920s to enable people to search for spiritual values and credence in their workplace.

Spirituality At Workplace—What Exactly It Is

Spirituality at the workplace is primarily a personal discipline that involves developing a feeling of purpose and tranquility at work. It is very much one of those that cannot be quantitatively quantified but cannot be disregarded by its existence. It comes from within the inner self of a person and benefits not just himself but many others as well. It aims at determining whether the work of an employee is his passion or just a career as he forecasts his work performance. This supports using the heart, rather than thinking alone, to discover the purpose and motivation for the activity that expands inner serenity inside oneself. It is crucial that employees can work better, are more creative, are productive, and are inventive in their lives, which will help them introspect and understand their purpose in life.

Organizations and individuals who regard work as a spiritual journey, as a chance to evolve and make a meaningful contribution to society, are said to be practicing workplace spirituality. It is an idea that aims at people and recognizes them as more than just viewing work as a spiritual journey, giving them an opportunity to develop and make a significant contribution to society. There is no second thought that every person desires something greater than the acquisition of money in life.

Characteristics Of A Workplace Practicing Spirituality

A spiritual workplace has specific features and qualities, a few of which are discussed below:

1. Sustainable development: There is an unmissable connection between sustainability and the dearth of finite resources. This strategy allowed the firms to create and produce products and services that are more sustainable since they want to contribute to the planet.
2. Commitment to value contribution: The importance of an enterprise to contribute to the enhancement of the world was highlighted at all times, apart from offering exceptional service to its clients and bringing quality to their lives. Managers and company owners become more conscious of their position as servants to their workers, consumers, and the community as a whole when they practice spirituality in the workplace.
3. Promoting originality: In today's competitive environment, only those organizations can survive which fosters innovation and creativity at work. The spiritual workplace has understood that each individual is creative in their own manner; so, each person must get sufficient exposure to possibilities to open up their creativity.
4. Encourages growth: Companies that emphasize spirituality in working environments assist workers through give them access to learning and development platforms. They always encourage their staff to reach their full potential and to put their special abilities to work for the company's and their own benefit.
5. Developing values and principles: Organizations are fully aware that if they want to survive in the long run, they must assist their workers, who are the most important assets in achieving goals and maximizing profits. By incorporating spirituality into workers' schedules, organizations can strive to minimize intense competition and increase management expectations.

Introducing Spirituality in A Workplace

An organization may demonstrate spirituality at work through any of the following ways:

• Being proactive holds the key, sensing and prejudging employee needs and their aspirations and meeting them help organizations grow manifold 
• Offering wellness workshops to their staff members, such as yoga, therapy sessions, recreation facilities, and so on, to relieve their souls and minds from the stresses of daily life.
• Ensuring that the employees maintain a balance between their job and life via the introduction of an employee support program.
• Fostering a framework that promotes spiritual and personal growth.
• Facilitating provision of the leadership of the servants, which stresses the desire to serve others first.
• Building a culture that promotes and encourages employees' well-being.
• Present initiatives that meet the problems of diversity in the workplace and promote inclusive environments.
• Alignment of the vision, key values, and the fundamental concept of business and business processes.

Importance Of Spirituality at Workplace

Spirituality has the capacity to produce wonderful, new, and innovative ideas to benefit an organization. It can also provide an innate want to explore, evolve, assist others, and achieve. As the number of individuals feeding on scarce supplies increases, companies have no choice but to find productive staff who can profitably and properly deploy their resources.

Personal elements such as values, emotions, perceptions, personalities, beliefs, etc. of workers also play an important part in defining the organization's performance, productivity, and general culture, and they are all founded in a person's spiritual intelligence. In addition, a working environment where employees have the chance to engage in certain spiritual activities results in development.

Benefits of Including Workplace Spirituality

By including spiritual components in the workplace, a business may get numerous benefits. Some of them are given:

• Spirituality at work makes work more fascinating since there is no uncertainty of roles and conflicts of roles.
• It evolves in developing culture at workplace/team wherein each one is to deliver their best to organization growth
• It enhances their employees' learning, growth, and skills, which molds them into valuable assets for the company.
• People can gain a sense of significance from their job and have a feeling of purpose.
• There's also a sense of association and relationship with the other workers.
• It helps workers acquire the capacity to live a balanced existence by balancing their job obligations with their desire to live as human beings.

Based on our experiences at NumroVani, workplace spiritual wellbeing leads to enhanced productivity and a reduction in attrition rate. 

In one of our client cases, A Pharma KPO which was a great paymaster offering salaries ~20-30% higher than the industry average, still they were facing employee attrition of 10%. We brainstormed with the leadership team and other functions and involved our interventions for a period of 24 months. As a result of the initiative, we were able to reduce the employee attrition rate to below 2% at the end of the 24-month period and continue to deliver the same (Client name has been masked to maintain confidentiality as per client request and signed protocols)

In another real-life situation, we were working with the founder of a PR firm on helping him in maintaining business growth and personal life balance. “I am happy to accept that like much spirituality meant religion for me as well. However, Sidhharrth’s intervention at my place led me to see a new meaning of spiritual wellbeing. Today, I am elated to share that these small interventions have made sure that people who work with me are more productive and thinking strategically to drive our business growth” says Zishan Alam, Founder My Media Markets & FameName Media

Conclusion

Workplace spirituality, often known as spirituality in the workplace, is a relatively new phenomenon. It is a recent phenomenon that is garnering traction worldwide. Organizations are now promoting spiritual qualities among their personnel to maximize their potential. Individuals are also realizing that they can find purpose and fulfilment in their professions.

The underlying conclusion is that spiritual professionals provide organizations with more than simply improved output and efficiency. They make workplaces more pleasant to work in and assist businesses in creating a better society in general. As a result, it is doubtful that this trend will go away easily.

Sidhharrth S Kumaar

Guest Author Sidhharrth S Kumaar is a renowned name in Astro numerology and is carrying the legacy of his ancestors. He has been practicing this for the last 7 years and has solved real-life problems of individuals and businesses through his capabilities and skills in Numerology. He is Rated as Leading Online Spiritual Influencer and is an expert in Ancient Yantras & Mantras