Dialogue Topics

For one-on-one discussion or radio show interviews, below is a list of potential topics.

Share your perspective.

  • Why bring spirituality into business?
    • Why is it needed?
    • What is the ROI (Return-on-Investment)?
    • What other benefits beyond ROI?
    • What are the benefits of “being the change”?
    • Improving relationship: where change is needed and the source of change.
    • To aid in transformation.
  • Where in business is spirituality most needed?
    • Dealing with challenging relationships.
    • Dealing with the challenges in relationships.
    • Establishing greater trust throughout business.
    • Leadership – being inner-directed and other-focused; as within so without.
    • In the transformation of a business (e.g., transitioning to cloud computing in the high-tech industry).
    • In businesses’ relationship with government, to counter crony-capitalism.
  • How can we bring spirituality into business?
    • How can we talk about this stuff?
    • How can we share these ideas with senior management and executives?
    • How can we do this?
    • How can we embody these ideas?
    • How can we have more trust?
    • How can I speak the truth and not get into trouble?
    • Spiritual ideas (principles): thinking about them, talking about them, using them, embodying them:
      • oneness
      • now
      • we create
      • love
      • trust
    • Spiritual behaviors (practices, authentically derived from spiritual ideas):
      • meditation, presence and awareness
      • sharing perspective without judgment, blame, guilt or negative emotion
      • being a peacemaker: being the eye-of-the-hurricane
      • being an illuminating mirror: authentic and immediate gratitude
      • self-obsolescence: being empowered via empowerment
      • loving confrontation: proactively dealing with value-impediments in relationship
      • forgiveness: choosing to look past the obstacle toward the value-in-the-vision
      • the power of simplicity: the path to individual buy-in, team alignment and focus
      • entering dialogue:
        • hearing the voice-of-the-collective
        • feeling the heart-of-the-collective
        • creating in the spirit-of-the-collective
      • negotiating without compromise:
        • beyond mere win/win results
        • being in-the-between, between companies, people, positions and ideas
        • being the bridge
    • Being a transformational strategic alliance manager:
      • Does the partner need to align with these ideas?
      • Is spiritual alignment required: between the alliance managers, between the teams, throughout the organization?
      • How does this feed into metrics? Focusing on the intangible forms of value.
      • How can metrics help an alliance be more spiritual?
      • How does this relate to legal issues: contracts, negotiations, teaming agreements, intellectual property rights, residuals and other legal matters (e.g., dealing with fear and scarcity)?
    • Using strategic alliances as crucibles for a business’ on-going transformation. Using alliances to awaken businesses to their greater consciousness.
  • What are the challenges and obstacles to bringing spirituality into business?
    • Stirring both pro- and anti-religious zealotry.
    • Confusing spirituality with religion.
    • Using emotionally-charged words such as “spirituality”, “love”, “God/higher-power”, etc.
    • Ego: being our own worse enemy.
    • Divergent corporate cultures and differing strategic perspectives.
    • Working in a fear-based and scarcity-oriented climate.
    • Excessive competitiveness, both individually and collectively.
    • What are the risks associated with “being the change”?
    • Overcoming lack-of-trust.
    • What holds us back from speaking the truth?
    • What are the risks associated with speaking the truth?
    • Is a belief in God, or any other belief, a prerequisite to the use of spiritual principles and practices?
  • Personal topics:
    • Can I truly live my highest purpose in my business life?
      • If so, how?
      • What are the risks?
      • What are the benefits?
    • Why and how did Joe Kittel get on this path?