Wholeness at work conference

April 11 -13th 2008 at Ridley Hall Cambridge

We live in a world which feels very fragmented, where many people experience a sharp segmentation between different parts of their lives. Work often appears as a series of thinly connected events, lacking a cohesive thread to pull them together. Attacks on religion in the public realm are adding to the already existing pressures for a sharp divide between the sacred and the secular. All this makes for a sense of disintegration, adding to people’s stress and contributing to a breakdown of their physical and mental health

At the same time, there is a widespread longing for wholeness, a desire to live and work in a way which is integrated, where all the different parts interconnect. This is felt both individually and corporately. More and more people want to work for organisations that treat them as if they really are ‘the company’s most valuable asset’ and which make a product or service of which they can feel proud. They want to work for organisations that respect them as individuals, which utilise their decision-making abilities and recognise the fact they have a life which extends beyond work.

So what can be done? How can we become more holistic – as individuals and in our work? How can we discover wholeness for ourselves and create wholeness in the organisations where we have influence? And what might Christians have to say or offer about all this?

The Ridley Hall Foundation’s annual conference is intended for anyone concerned with the quality of life experienced in organisations today. It has been planned by members of the Christian Consultants Group and is likely to be of special interest to people who work in consultancy, but others are warmly invited as well. More details will be published shortly; but in the meantime if you want to register an interest in attending please contact Richard Higginson on rah41@cam.ac.uk.