Going Deep: Exploring Spirituality in Life and Leadership [Paperback]

Ian Percy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

It is no longer enough to be a learning orgranization. Our efforts to re-engineer and deconstruct human systems have left 'yearning' organizations in their wake - companies filled with staff who are eager, if not desperate, to find meaning in their existence and their work.

"Going Deep" is a powerful and penetrating book that reconnects readers to joy, meaning and spirituality in life and work. In particular it challenges leaders to understand that until they focus as much on "Why?" as they do on "How?" they will never release the full potential of their organization.

Percy presents an unusually insightful description of the inner spiritual life of an organization - and all organizations have one. There are six phases of spiritual development that all individuals and all organizations must journey through to reach meaning and fulfillment. The failure to do so results in irritation and anger.

Never before has a business book reached so deeply into the human soul - and with such humor. A must-read for all leaders intent on taking their organization to greatness.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Going Deep isn't just a book - it's an opportunity to get off the hamster wheel of work and really think..." -- Elizabeth Hoyle, Marketing Magazine

"Ian Percy has given us an immensely readable achievement of illumination!" -- Richard Fuller, Metaphysical Reviews

: It is no longer enough to be a learning organization. Our efforts to re-engineer and deconstruct human systems have left yearning organizations in their wake companies filled with staff who are eager, if not desperate, to find meaning in their existence and their work. Workers at all levels of business are now asking the question Why? We have been too consumed by the how of strategies and systems while our spirit and the spirits of our co-workers have starved. What has been the point of it all? To unleash the power of the human spirit, we must go much deeper than corporate sweatshirts, teambuilding and our current notions of leadership. Ian Percy has written a powerful and penetrating book that reconnects readers to joy, meaning and spirituality in life and work. It is clear that when the spirit isn't right, attempts at change will fail. Going Deep will help get the spirit right. Reading Going Deep is a truly enriching experience. It is in the heart of our being, in the depths of our existence that we find the strength and comprehension of what it means to hope, to lead and to excel. This book awakens in the reader an understanding of the source of sublime experience truly being means going deep. -- S. "Ram" Ramani, Senior Vice-President and Chief Inspector, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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"Ian paints a picture of what our lives can and should be, as senior managers - a great and deep book!" John Jacobs, President, Union Central Life Insurance

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Medicine Bear Pub (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891850245
• ISBN-13: 978-1891850240
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,989,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book I love that was published in the US!, March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Going Deep: Exploring Spirituality in Life and Leadership (Paperback)

Going Deep, offers a thought-provoking exploration of how we create meaning and soul in our workplaces. I was privileged to review a pre-press manuscript. Highlighter in hand, I found myself circling thoughts on many pages, laughing, pondering, nodding and relishing the most sensitive yet practical leadership I've read in years. Through Ian, a provocative international consultant and facilitator, you'll get first-hand insight into what happens when individuals move through "the great shuddering" into an engagement with life through work.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A POM (Peace of Mind) Masterpiece, January 22, 2002

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R. BraytonBowen "[e-mail]" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Going Deep: Exploring Spirituality in Life and Leadership (Paperback)

Beyond "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," this work is a must read for anyone seeking a perspective on how to leave the myth of "security" behind, especially when sailing into unchartered waters. Percy's shared experiences and inspiring insights are like a salve for those wounded and lost souls, who are both driven and tossed about by the uncertain currents of today's world of work. "Going Deep" compels readers to do just that, by examining their own lives for meaning and direction.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Speaks to the Soul of your Business, May 23, 2000

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William Carson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Going Deep: Exploring Spirituality in Life and Leadership (Paperback)

Who would have thought "Soul & Business" could be used in relationship with each other? What a visionary masterpiece "Going Deep" is.

Had the pleasure of being in attendance at one of Mr. Percy's speaking engagements and picked up the book. His 11 Commandments of business are truly inspired.

Going Deep is the "Power of Positive Thinking" for the new age of business.

Buy this book!