Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Chapter 1 Service, Sensemaking, and Calling 1
Meaning in life and meaning at work 2
The importance of meaning at work 5
Sensemaking, calling, and meaning within organizations 8
The outline of the argument 12
Chapter 2 Organizational and Personal Disconnect 17
Issues and challenges: the corporate disconnect 18
Companies and "meaning creep" 21
Companies and "the line of meaning" 26
John Rawls and Overlapping Consensus 27
Chapter 3 Sensemaking for Individuals: The Context of Religion and Spirituality 29
Rodney Stark: a sociologist's view 31
Niall Ferguson: an historian's view 35
Five trends in spirituality relevant to the workplace 38
Conclusion 43
Chapter 4 Sensemaking for Individuals: The Concept of Calling 45
Max Weber: the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism 46
The Judeo-Christian approach to calling 49
John Maxwell: Christian-grounded calling 54
Dik and Duffy: calling in the mainstream 55
A Millennial's View: meaningful work 57
Conclusion 60
Chapter 5 Sensemaking for Individuals at Work 63
A typology 65
Entrepreneurial context 66
Type I Approach: Meaning apart from Work 69
Type II Approach: Meaning Fits within Work 70
Type III Approach: Work Fits within Meaning 77
Conclusion 82
Chapter 6 Sensemaking for Organizations 83
Mitroff and Denton: the spirituality context 85
Receptivity in Organizations 89
Chapter 7 Service Leadership: Organizational Context 99
Srvice Leadership Markets 100
1 Clear Meaning Framework 101
2 Impact of Work 108
3 Work Is Not Life 124
4 Teamwork 130
5 Leadership 133
Chapter 8 Service Leadership: Personal Impact 143
Service Leadership Markers 144
6 Job Fit 144
7 Passion and Creative Expression 153
8 Facilitate the Pursuit of Excellence 158
9 Personal Connection to the Whole 161
10 Autonomy 168
11 Serving 173
12 Listening and Respect 183
Conclusion 197
Appendix: Entrepreneurial Leaders Questionnaire 201
Works Cited 213
Index 217