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Connecting to something greater is a powerful but underutilized access point to fulfillment.

Recent research findings show that spiritual vitality is a measurable psychological resource.

Contribution is the means by which people get the deepest levels of fulfillment from their work.

Connecting to something greater starts with cultivating spiritual vitality and focusing on contribution.

Spirituality in the workplace is still an off-limit topic. The concept tends to cross an invisible line of what’s not acceptable to discuss at work. The problem is not spirituality itself. The problem is that we have an incomplete view of spirituality.

As a positive organizational psychologist and coach to public company CEOs, I’ve found that bringing the concept of spirituality into the workplace takes a great deal of explanation. Some don’t believe spirituality applies to them or to the workplace because they don’t believe in religion or in something unknown by science.

Yet, overall, we live in a time when people crave depth and a connection to something greater than themselves in work and in life.

The growing sense of disconnection and burnout workers today are experiencing stems from a deeper crisis: the loss of fulfillment. The key to being fulfilled at work is rebuilding connection to self, others, and something greater. Connecting to something greater at work is an important though underutilized access point to workplace fulfillment.

Two Evidence-Based Ways to Understand Connecting to Something Greater at Work

Through our recent research with Daniel Martin and Dr. Stewart Donaldson, published in the International Journal of Wellbeing, we introduce the Worker Vitality Scale (WVS). It........

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