Forgiveness at Work: Stories of the Power, Possibility, and Practice of Forgiveness in the Workplace

Forgiveness at Work is filled with powerful stories of forgiveness making a real difference for individuals in difficult but everyday situations in the workplace. Guided by the author's personal and professional experiences and interviews with many others, these stories provide insight and immediate support. This book is here for those moments when things feel difficult. When it feels like your back is up against the wall, or you are getting derailed at work, or the team you are building seems forever stuck. It might be that you just want to be a part of a better organizational culture that has and supports higher trust. This book makes you feel like you're no longer alone in it. Many people underestimate what forgiveness can do. But stories of forgiveness remind us that we can break free of repeated patterns, develop trust where there was once conflict, we can grow more true to our best selves, truly release suffering, and enjoy our work and lives. There are many paths to forgiveness and stories can help you identify and build on the ways that work best for you. Forgiveness at Work is filled with personal stories for inspiration. With the current challenges in our economy it has never been a more important time to add more forgiveness practices into our lives. Become aware of how forgiveness works in your own life, and how you can take it to the next level to write your own new story.

Author: Deborah Welch Ph. D.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 11/13/2011
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9781466485853

About the Author
Deborah Welch, Ph.D. coaches leaders in colleges, school districts, foundations, corporations and small businesses. She has been a faculty member at Capella University since 1999 teaching graduate level courses in the psychology of leadership and guiding dissertation work. She is an innovator in virtual learning processes for support and learning across distances. She designed and has co-facilitated a year long peer leadership coaching program with leadership expert Ann McGee-Cooper and Virginia Gilmore since 2007. When it comes specifically to the work of forgiveness, Deborah is a life long student of the power of forgiveness and continually learning more about the gift of forgiveness and how it leads to thriving in work and life. Deborah studied for 30 years with Dr. Edith Stauffer, a globally known educator on forgiveness whose book on the topic has been translated into 11 languages. Deborah finds that the use of stories are a powerful way for us to take our practices further. She continues to be inspired by her clients, colleagues and friends by the amazing possibilities that arise through forgiveness at work.

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