The Working Week 143

This week's dip into the Working Week archives revisits a discussion with Alan Lurie, the Managing Director of Grubb & Ellis, a large New York real estate firm whose weekly staff meetings start off with his thoughts on some questions not related to real estate. Things like authenticity, balance, honesty, happiness, humor and how to understand difficult times.

Alan, a nondenominational ordained Rabbi, has collected his thinking into a book, Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work which explores themes such as: how can I prosper while keeping my integrity? When should I say what's on my mind, and when should I let it go? How can I build self-confidence when I'm not feeling confident? How can I balance all the demands on me? Can I find meaning and purpose at work?

As he explains to Wayne, his messages encourage people to view work as a "spiritual gymnasium" where opportunities for growth occur daily, to embrace change, and to see that all great wisdom traditions, whether religious, philosophical, political, or business management theory, point to the same goal. Namely how to become more aware, sensitive, effective, and awakened human beings.

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