Spiritual Capital Wealth We Can Live By

Spiritual Capital presents a new vision of capitalist society that transcends the greed, materialism, and meaninglessness so rampant today. It offers an idea of wealth, profit, and capital that's about more than simply money. "Profit," under this system, would be not merely for private gain but would be used in part for public good. "Wealth" would be that which enriches the deeper aspects of our lives, gained by drawing upon our most fundamental purposes and highest motivations and finding a way to embed these in our work. "Capital" is amassed by serving - in corporate philosophy and practice - the pressing concerns of our world. The author's dream of getting a critical mass of people and organizations to act for what's right rather than for self-serving reasons. Ideally, spiritual capital would reflect a values-based business culture. Instead of emphasizing shareholder value, it would promote "stakeholder value," where stakeholders include the whole human race and the planet itself.

DANAH ZOHAR is a physicist, philosopher, and management thought leader who speaks at international conferences on business, education, and leadership. She has made in-house presentations at numerous organizations, including Volvo, Shell, British Telecom, Motorola, Phillips, Skandia Insurance, UNESCO, The Young President’s Organization, The European Cultural Foundation, and many others. She is the author or co-author of several books, including Spiritual Intelligence, Rewiring the Corporate Brain, The Quantum Self, The Quantum Society, and Who’s Afraid of Schrodinger’s Cat?
IAN MARSHALL is a Jungian-oriented psychiatrist and psychotherapist and the co-author (with Danah Zohar) of Spiritual Intelligence, The Quantum Society, and Who’s Afraid of Schrodinger’s Cat? He studied philosophy and psychology at Oxford University before entering medical school at London University. He conducts workshops internationally with Danah Zohar.