The document discusses the topic of spirituality. It provides several definitions and descriptions of spirituality, including that it is an inner path to discover one's essence, can involve connecting to larger realities through practices like meditation and prayer, and is often a source of inspiration or orientation in life. It also notes that spirituality includes creativity, communication, respect for others, and motivation. The document goes on to discuss how spirituality can be promoted in the workplace by respecting individuals, knowing your coworkers' goals, stating your own ethics clearly, and doing good unto others. It concludes by listing several spiritual traits that can be developed for excellence in corporate activities, such as self-awareness, vision, compassion, and creative thinking.

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SPIRITUALITY
• Spirituality is the concept of an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality, an
inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the
"deepest values and meanings by which people live.
• Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are
intended to develop an individual's inner life.
• Spiritual experiences can include being connected to a larger reality, yielding
a more comprehensive self; joining with other individuals or the human
community; with nature or the cosmos; or with the divine realm.
• Spirituality is often experienced as a source of inspiration or orientation in
life. It can encompass belief in immaterial realities or experiences of the
immanent or transcendent nature of the world.

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SPIRITUALITY
• Spirituality is a way of living that emphasizes the constant awareness
and recognition of the spiritual dimension (mind and its development)
of nature and people, with a dynamic balance between the material
development and the spiritual development.
• spirituality includes the faith or belief in supernatural power.

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SPIRITUALITY
• Spirituality includes creativity, communication, recognition of the
individual as human being, respect to others, acceptance, vision, and
partnership.
• Spirituality is motivation as it encourages the colleagues to perform
better. Creativity in spirituality means conscious efforts to see things
differently, to break out of habits and outdated beliefs to find new ways
of thinking, doing and being.

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Spirituality in the Workplace
• is promoted in the workplace by adhering to the following activities:
• Verbally respect the individuals as humans and recognize their values in all
decisions
• Get to know the people with whom you work and know what is important to
them. Know their goals.
• State your personal ethics and your beliefs clearly.
• Support causes outside the business.
• Encourage leaders to use value-based discretion in making decisions.
• Demonstrate your own self-knowledge and spirituality in all your actions.
• Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.`

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Spirituality for Corporate Excellence
• The spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities are listed as
follows:
• Self-awareness
• Alertness in observation and quickness in decision making,
• Being visionary and value based
• Holism
• Compassion
• Respect for diversity
• Moral Autonomy
• Creative thinking and constant reasoning
• Ability to analyze and synthesize
• Positive views of adversity
• Humility
• Sense of vocation

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