Welcome to Soulworks

In the hectic pace of work, when you need guidance at your fingertips, here are resources to help empower and inspire, to help transform work and life, in ways to be even better.  Our video “fireside” chats and blogs uncover relevant insights and practical solutions for peak performance: from self-reflection, removing roadblocks, uncovering yours and your company’s purpose, to harnessing potential and organizational effectiveness and realizing greater fulfillment in our work and workplaces. To growth, check out some of our favorite books too along with Shocking Truths.

Leadershipworks™ Playlist

Good isn't good enough. Are you, your organization stuck in the gap? Can't relax because you're hiding, denying, ignoring a festering issue. The more you avo...

We go to work to make a difference in the world, yet making crucial and important decisions can be challenging. We’ve put together a playlist of root skills and positive strategies to help identify how: you can be at your best; improve self-awareness and emotional intelligence, shape culture, build relationships, catalyze innovation, successfully navigate unforeseen circumstances realizing personal and professional fulfillment.

Companyworks™ Playlist

What are the signs of a true leader? Here's one simple question to answer if you are or not: Do you honor your commitments, the every day kind -- returning e...

The reshaping of global forces and new cultural requirements demand a more engaged and inspired workforce to achieve effective, consistent brand and revenue health. This playlist offers guidance on removing roadblocks, improving culture and team alignment, enabling effective partnering, time management -- all for better work, better places to work, more fulfillment all around.

Thrivers™ Playlist

In tandem with our programs here are tools and perspectives for this large and emerging sector, ThriversTM to uncover and lock-in their next role and for organizations to learn how to integrate the talents and skills of a multi-generational workforce.

Blog

Articles and reflections on fulfillment at work. Topics on leadership styles, trust, community, partnership and more.

Reading List

Featured
It’s Not What You Sell. It’s What You Stand For. by Roy M. Spence

 This is a tell-all for those who aim to become part of an organization of great purpose. It’s filled with stories and case histories that prove it’s more than just profit.

Leadership and Self-deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute

Don’t know how to make a shift? Here’s a way to reflect and identify the root cause of being stuck, with practical approaches to get out of yourself.

Meaning, Inc. by Gurek Bains, et al 

Work is simply too important to let behavior and clear direction slide. Here’s a thorough view on why and how purpose-based companies bring about profound and positive impact. 

The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute

A companion to the above illustrating the principles of achieving peace.

The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander

This is not airy-fairy. This is a book of simple ways to raise the bar for yourself and your teams.

City of Thieves by David Benioff

Another must read. Say no more. It’s on my top 5 all time favorites.

The Diamond Cutter by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie Mcnally

Non-fiction that reads like fiction, a relatable life story of practicing Buddhism in the real world.

The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

Five stars: a riveting portrait of a world rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and love.

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

An amazing story, a must read. All it takes is one person to believe in you, to help you take the right folk in the road.

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.

The Purposeful Economy by Aaron Hurst

A blueprint for a new economic era that is transforming companies, markets and our careers to better serve people and the world.

The Soul of Money: Reclaiming the Wealth of our Inner Resources by Lynne Twist

Sorry for the pun, this is a new twist on how to look at money: an exploration of the connection of money and putting it to use to make a real social impact.