Spiritual intelligence leadership lessons from the Tanakh: A narrative inquiry
2014; Publishing house "Virtus Interpress"; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.22495/jgr_v3_i3_c1_p8
ISSN2306-6784
Autores Tópico(s)Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
ResumoThe purpose of this article was a narrative inquiry of spiritual intelligence leadership lessons from the Tanakh. Spiritual intelligence skills and traits were discussed which are: Honesty and integrity; Purpose; Kindness and compassion; Humility; Communication; Performance management; Team development; Courage; Justice and fairness and finally Leadership development. The findings were that spiritual intelligence from the Tanakh was a contributor to the winning of many wars and projects by these ancient biblical leaders and acted as a touchstone for lessons today. The article concluded that it is unspoken truism that religiosity and spirituality were important in influencing leaders’ intelligence. A recommendation was given for corporates to adopt intelligent skills from the Bible since even greatest scientists as cited in the article got knowledge from the Tanakh.
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