SPIRITUALITY LEADS MEGATRENDS

Spiritual principles seem to be gaining in public prominence and are becoming principles of leadership and good business. In the book "Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism (Hampton Roads), best selling author Patricia Aburdene lists the trends of the coming decade that will affect us all. The number one trend she identifies, which then influences all the others, is "The Power of Spirituality: From Personal to Organizational."

Her book spells out the innumerable ways in which we are interconnected and how the realization of that fact is affecting the way people do business. She shows how spiritual values such as integrity and trust create greater profits. The value of relationships, in business and in personal life, is emphasized. People express their faith in the way they behave at work and in the ideals set for the businesses they create. Capitalism gets a makeover to become a servant of spiritual principles.