Leadership That Creates Meaning: The Importance Of The Leader In Workplace Spirituality

Year 2025, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 1 - 25, 28.04.2025

Gamze Özcan

Abstract

To integrate people's efforts toward a common goal, leadership characteristics need to be customized. Spiritual leadership is one of these types of leadership that arises in response to organizational needs for both leaders and followers. Although there has been considerable research on spiritual leadership in many countries, it is believed to be a relatively under-explored topic in our country. The aim of this study is to examine the need for meaning-making in the workplace and the significance of the leader in fostering workplace spirituality. The study uses the integrative review method. This leadership approach is considered important as it emphasizes the need for leaders to adopt a values-based leadership style and also encourages the development of skills such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management, and ethical leadership. Additionally, based on the review of existing literature, the study provides recommendations for spiritual leaders to apply in their practice.

Keywords

Leadership , Spiritual Leadership , Managing with Meaning , Workplace Spirituality

ANLAM YARATAN LİDERLİK: İŞ YERİ RUHSALLIĞINDA LİDERİN ÖNEMİ

Abstract

İnsanların çabalarını ortak bir amaç doğrultusunda bütünleştirmek ve bunun sürekliliğini sağlamak için liderlik özelliklerinin özelleştirilmesi gerekmektedir. Hem lidere hem de takipçilere yönelik örgütsel ihtiyaçlar kapsamında ortaya çıkan ruhsal liderlik bu liderlik türlerinden biridir. Ruhsal liderlik üzerine pek çok ülkede yapılmış araştırma ve yazılmış makaleler olsa da, ülkemizde çok fazla incelenen bir konu olmadığı düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, iş yerinde anlam yaratma ihtiyacını ve iş yeri ruhsallığının sağlanmasında liderin önemini incelemektir. Çalışmada literatür değerlendirme yöntemlerinden biri olan bütünleştirici değerlendirme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu liderlik yaklaşımının, liderlerin değerlerine dayalı bir liderlik tarzı benimsemelerini vurgulaması ve ayrıca liderlerin öz farkındalığı, öz-yönetim, sosyal farkındalık, ilişki yönetimi ve etik liderlik gibi becerileri geliştirmelerini teşvik etmesi bakımından önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Ayrıca literatürde yer alan çalışmaların incelenmesi sonucunda elde edilen veriler ışığında ruhsal liderlere uygulayabilecekleri birtakım önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

Liderlik , Ruhsal Liderlik , Anlam ile Yönetmek , İş Yeri Ruhsallığı

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