Unearthing gold from the mud: alchemy and organizational tensions
Organizational tensions are overwhelmingly considered problems to be solved promptly, because they disrupt a rightful order and impede the normal flow of effective practice, production and service. I propose to look at organizational tensions through a more holistic and spiritually infused lens. The...
| Published in: | Journal of management, spirituality & religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Association of Management, Spirituality & Religion
[2019]
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Journal of management, spirituality & religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | ZB Sociology ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Spirituality B Consciousness B Jung B Conflict Management B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift B Archetypes |
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| Summary: | Organizational tensions are overwhelmingly considered problems to be solved promptly, because they disrupt a rightful order and impede the normal flow of effective practice, production and service. I propose to look at organizational tensions through a more holistic and spiritually infused lens. The discussion is articulated around a core question: from a symbolic and spiritual viewpoint, how do we make sense of and how can we handle the inevitable tensions that fuel organizational life? Following the work of C.G. Jung, I identify tensions as opportunities for soulful learning and as synchronistic opportunities which point toward a chance at awakening something latent in our self. I outline how the complex and artful practice of alchemy offers a process of meaning-making of tensions in organizational life that is both systematic and creative, allowing a deeper understanding of what transformation entails, what shapes it can take, and how we can be present to it. |
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| ISSN: | 1942-258X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2018.1524785 |