Religion and the Workplace : Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership

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Summary: Unravelling the snarls of workplace relgious diversity
Review: The author gives a thoughtful review of how leadership can cope with diverse expressions of people's religions as inevitably found in work environments. Rather than seeing such diversity as divisive, or flattened out by a superficial "spirituality," Hicks encourages appreciation of what it means if a Muslim woman wears a hijab, or a Sikh requires a turban, an evangelical wants to put a "Jesus Saves" sign inside his locker, or an Adventists needs Saturdays off. The author believes a respectful pluralism is the best means of management, one carefully cultivated to allow individual appreciation without signs of coercion or disrespect.