The Inner Edge: Achieving Spiritual Fulfillment in Life and Work

Finding fulfillment and balance in life and work is an increasingly common goal of business people today. Given that the long implicit contract of mutual loyalty between employer and employee is no more, is it any wonder that workers have been left with a great hunger to find significance in what they do and are turning to both traditional and non-tradition "spiritual" practices to find their higher purpose? According to a recent Business Week article, "...a spiritual revival is sweeping across Corporate America as executives of all stripes are mixing mysticism into their management, importing into office corridors the lessons usually doled out in churches, temples and mosques." The Inner Edge reflects authors Ron Jue's and Richard Wedemeyer's practical approach to this yearning to find meaning amid the tough realities of the workplace. Their down-to-earth, effective program called Pragmatic Spirituality shows readers how to find spiritual fulfillment and balance in life and work minus any religious overtones. Drawn from numerous Eastern philosophies, the tenets of transpersonal psychology, and the authors' years of success as executive coaches and counselors, the Pragmatic Spirituality program is based upon two key components: Identity (a clarity about "Who I Am") and Integrity (How can I best allocate my time and energies among the various factors in my life to achieve balance?). Cueing the reader to draw upon his/her inner wisdom, the authors offer proven techniques for gaining clarity about responsibility, adaptability, boundaries and prioritization. These become the working parameters of day-to-day Pragmatic Spirituality and guide the reader in forming appropriate responses to various work-related situations. Guided imagery, visualizations and meditations show readers how to access intuitive powers for making valid decisions. Overall, the tone is interactive, prescriptive and helpful. Filled with mini-cases and examples to which most mid-level professionals will relate, The Inner Edge is easily digestible for today's business professional. The text is engaging and provocative and not overloaded with New Age jargon and concepts.

About the Author :
Ronald W. Jue, Ph.D. is a highly respected international consultant, lecturer, trainer and executive coach. With 30 years of experience coaching people in business, Ron has shown individuals how to get beyond their social conditioning to realize new ways to integrate theirs lives and optimize job performance. He has conducted numerous management training seminars for international corporations in the US, Europe and Pacific Rim. He was also instrumental in organizing the first conferences on Spirituality and Business for His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. He is the past president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and currently serves as the Business & Spirituality resource person for TEC (The Executive Committee), an organization of approximately 3000 American CEOs whose companies employ over one million people. Richard A. Wedemeyer holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has nearly 40 years of management experience. A mid-career change led him from technical marketing management to a position as the operational head of Jim Henson's Muppets and formed the basis for his fascination with the topic of career management. Now a noted lecturer and counselor on career topics, he has consulted to the Harvard Business School and to other institutions on career issues. He is the former president for the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of New York. Hometown: Newport Beach, CA & Greenwich, CT