What's In A Title? Seeing Good or Seeing God?

I was surfing the web today looking for the phrase "Spirituality in the workplace" and was delighted with how many blogs and articles I came across.  I remembered, while surfing, how it amused me when I was being introduced at speaking engagements and my presenter would say "..co-author with Dr. Joyce Duffala of Seeing God At Work." 

The actual title of the book is Seeing Good At Work, specifically so that it would be more accessible to people for whom God is difficult to integrate in the workplace.  I remember watching some folk's eyes glaze over and I would tell myself, "Oh well, just lost another reader."

I have learned to get over that and just enjoy the experience and trust that those for whom the book can offer the most will find their way to it.  Call it good, call it God, or don't call it anything at all - the exercises still do the same thing for me, increase my awareness of what is harmonious, powerful and possible in the workplace.

I was reminded of this just the other day when a colleague told me what week's exercise he was on and how it had been 'working him.'  Wanting to share what the exercises are like, I created a page on our Seeing Good At Work Blog with a sample exercise, recommended reading lists, testimonials and you name it.  And while I was doing that, I realized, it would have been just fine to call the book Seeing God At Work, I wouldn't have minded at all.

Seeing good at work helps see good in LIFE,

Jennifer E. Mann

This little book is accessible, handy, mindful and delightful. It aids in harmonizing relationships, learning to recognize what IS WORKING at the office and metes out the useful information in 52 small bites--one for each week. It helps AVOID depression, situations that could turn into possible crises, and reduces the need for authoritarian style interventions in the workplace.

It is so universal in its approach, that the exercises and the philosophy of the book apply to life outside the workplace as well. This book makes a great gift for Human Resources/Organizational Development Departments or offers a fruitful weekend retreat centerpiece for building community among your colleagues.