When personal life splinters from professional life, as it does for so many people today,
we often hold forth a vision of human life, in which everything fits together:
work, family, community, and the common good.
Organizational leaders love this
dream, because, frankly, when people bring their whole selves to work, they are
more productive.
What's good for the company, in this case, looks to be good for the staff member, too.
This book's research among social entrepreneurs--with close attention to the experience of entrepreneurs of color--suggests that workplace communities have the economic and social resources needed for commonwealth. But the goods remain latent.
This book shows leaders how to start new conversations and tell new stories in order to cultivate spiritual capital and activate those latent goods.