A compassionate leader might be mistaken as someone who is primarily kind. And while kindness can be an important—and popular—trait in someone in a leadership or management role, that is not one of the most effective traits of a compassionate leader. Flexibility is.

While we’re celebrating the release of The OM Factor: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Leadership in its new audiobook format, we’re also happy to remind people that the original physical book is still available. And if you prefer your reading on a digital platform, the ebook is also still available for purchase!

We said it was coming, and now it’s here! The OM Factor: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Leadership is now available as an audiobook for people on the go. Alka Dhillon, the “Spiritual CEO,” wrote the original spiritual leadership book in 2015. But now text isn’t the only way you can enjoy her insights.

When we talk about spiritual management, most people imagine this about integrating more spiritual techniques into a business setting to create a more harmonious, cooperative environment. That is a completely fair assumption to make, but it’s also important to remember that that spirituality did not come from a business setting; it came from elsewhere, and it applies to other things.

Many people believe that compassionate leadership means passive leadership. That compassion is about weakness and letting others be more active and dynamic. While it is understandable how others may view this in comparison to more aggressive, confrontational, and even penal-based techniques that emphasized punishment or retaliation for failure, this is actually not the case.

Women in business face many challenges. Total sexual equality in the workplace has not yet been achieved, and there are still many other obstacles to overcome in today’s modern world. But one of the best things that women in business can do, especially in leadership positions is to make sure that the channels of communication are open, and that there is more than one way to achieve this.

Spiritual entrepreneurship can bring huge benefits to managers, employees, and an entire business, but that doesn’t mean the effort is easy. It can take some time to transition from one work environment to another successfully, and we’re more than happy to help with that. That’s why Alka Dhillon, our “Spiritual CEO,” wrote the definitive book on the topic, The OM Factor: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Leadership back in 2015. 

Your employees are your company’s foundation. Driving your business forward towards your goals is a must, and in order to get it there you’ll need to make sure that your team is on the same page and that you are all focused on reaching those goals.