Introduction

Abstract

The introduction presents why this book focuses on the concept of wholeness based on the lived experience of the top spiritual and business leaders in the context of workplace spirituality and fulfillment. In the post-modern world, there is an emerging quest to rediscover the ancient roots of holistic thinking and spirituality to find answers to the challenges of divisiveness and polarization in these chaotic, complex, and turbulent times. The definitions of wholeness, spirituality, religion and spirituality, and workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership are discussed in order to engage in the full discourse of this book that explores leadership wholeness: A Model of Spiritual Intelligence. Phenomenology is considered a human science method, a profoundly reflective inquiry into human meaning. The research question based on this methodology in this study is: What is the lived experience of leaders’ quest for wholeness? Based on this focus question, the participant criteria are established to find top spiritual and business leaders and located relevant participants from across cultures, religions, and various continents for the study. The interviews were in-depth and open-ended conversations through which the lived experience of wholeness investigated and analyzed to discover the essential themes of the phenomenon of wholeness.