BUSINESS EVENTS

2014

  • "The Soul of Leadership." Guest lecture, "Women in Management" course. University of San Diego. San Diego, California. Margaret Benefiel. 24 November.

  • "The Power of Words: Spirituality in Higher Education." Presentation. Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Margaret Benefiel. 3 August.

  • "The Soul of Leadership." All Hallows College. Dublin, Ireland. Workshop. Margaret Benefiel. 30 June -1 July.
2013

2012

  • “Wisdom Circles: Personal and Organizational Application.”  Academy of Management's Management, Spirituality, and Religion Group Retreat. Boston, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 8 August. Workshop.

  • “Spirituality and Religion: Seeking a Juxtaposition that Supports Research in the Field of MSR.” Academy of Management. Boston, MA. Kelly Phipps and Margaret Benefiel. 6 August.  Lecture.

  • “The Soul of Leadership.” Friends House. London, England. Margaret Benefiel. 7 June. Public Lecture.

  • “Soul at Work.” Annual Business Breakfast, Catholic Business Professionals, St. Francis Church. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Margaret Benefiel. 3 February. Keynote Address.

2011

  • “Increasing Self Awareness: Manifest More of Who You Are.” Biz EVOLution Radio. Margaret Benefiel. 6 October. Radio show, hosted by Jon Alexander Martin. 

  • “Clearness Committees: Personal and Organizational Application.”  Academy of Management's Management, Spirituality and Religion Group Retreat. Oblate Renewal Center. San Antonio, TX. Margaret Benefiel. 17 August. Presentation and Workshop.

  • “Soul at Work.”  The Workshop. San Antonio, TX. Margaret Benefiel. 16 August. Luncheon Talk.

  • “Spirituality and Religion in the Workplace: An Overview and a Way Forward.” Academy of Management Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. Margaret Benefiel and Jody Fry. 15 August. Presentation.

  • “The Soul of Leadership.”  All Hallows College. Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Benefiel. 4–14 July.  Intensive Course.

  • “Immunity to Change.” Rolling Ridge Retreat Center. North Andover, MA. Margaret Benefiel and Jim Silva. 22 March.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.”  All Hallows College. Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Benefiel. 2-3 March.  Workshop.

  • “The Soul of Supervision.”  Good Business. Margaret Benefiel. 10 January. Radio show hosted by Dr. Charlotte Shelton and Jim Blake.
2010

  • “Soul at Work.”  "Spirituality in the Workplace" Course. All Hallows College. Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Benefiel. 23 November. Lecture.

  • “Immunity to Change.” Sheraton Boston. Boston, MA. Margaret Benefiel and Debora Jackson. 13 November. Day–long Workshop. 

  • “Leading From Within: Spirituality & Leadership.”  Rolling Ridge Retreat Center. North Andover, MA. Margaret Benefiel and Kathleen Rhyne. 20 October.
2009

  • “Soulful Leadership.”  All Hallows College. Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Benefiel. 1 December.  Lecture.

  • “A Quaker Perspective on Ethics in the Executive Suite.” Princeton University Faith and Work Initiative. Princeton, NJ. Margaret Benefiel. 28 October. Conversation moderated by David W. Miller. 

  • “The Soul of a Leader.” Micah Institute for Business and the Economy, Seton Hall University. South Orange, NJ. Margaret Benefiel. 27 October. Public Lecture. 

  • “Strange Bedfellows or Natural Partners? The Academic Study of Spirituality and Business.” Micah Institute for Business and Economics, Seton Hall University. South Orange, NJ. Margaret Benefiel. 27 October. Faculty Luncheon Lecture. 

  • “Perspectives on Leaders and Leadership.” Academy of Management Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. Margaret Benefiel, Mark Kriger, Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, and Debu Mukerij. 11 August. Symposium.

  • “The Crash of 2008-09: Causes and Cures from a Management & Spirituality Perspective.” Academy of Management Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. Lee Robbins, Margaret Benefiel, Andre Delbecq, Arthur Jue, Jim Stoner, and Frank Werner. 11 August. Symposium.

  • “Teaching and Research Balance in Management, Spirituality, and Religion.” Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium, Academy of Management Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. Margaret Benefiel and Jerry Biberman. 8 August. Roundtable.

  • “Learning How to Ask the Right Questions: Opening up Creativity in Group Decision-Making.” Academy of Management Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. Margaret Benefiel and Charlena Miller. 8 August. Professional Development Workshop.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.” ATHENA International Award. MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce, Brockton, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 17 June. Keynote Address.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.”  Annual Supporters' Luncheon, The Workshop. San Antonio, TX. Margaret Benefiel. 15 April.  Keynote Address.

  • “Soulful Leadership in a Troubled Economy.” Google. Cambridge, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 6 April. Author Talk.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.” Wainwright Bank. Dorchester, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 11 March.  Public Talk.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.”  RTE Radio 1, "Spirit Moves" Radio Program. Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Benefiel and panel. 1 March.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.” Society for Organizational Learning. Cambridge, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 10 February. Public Talk. 

  • “The Soul of a Leader.”  Neumann College. Aston, PA. Margaret Benefiel. 3 February.  Public Lecture.
2008

  • “The Soul of a Leader.” Golden Gate University Management Department. San Francisco, CA. Margaret Benefiel. 18 November.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.” Caldwell College. Caldwell, NJ. Margaret Benefiel. 11 November.

  • “Destress: Spirit at Work. ”  Rolling Ridge Retreat Center.  North Andover, MA.  Margaret Benefiel, Kerry Hamilton. 8 November.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.”  Good Business. Margaret Benefiel. 6 November. Radio show, hosted by Dr. Charlotte Shelton and Dr. Martha Lynn. 
  • “Leading from Within.”  Franciscan Center. Tampa, FL . Margaret Benefiel.  27 October.  Workshop. 

  • “Discernment.”  An Croi Spiritual Guidance Program, Shrine of St. Joseph.  Stirling, NJ. Margaret Benefiel.   17-18 October.  Retreat.

  • “The Soul of a Leader.”  Nyenrode Business University. Nyenrode, Netherlands. Margaret Benefiel. 22 September.  Public Lecture. 

  • “The Questions We Ask, the Way We Ask Questions.” Academy of Management Symposium. Anaheim, CA. Margaret Benefiel and David Specht. 11 August. 

  • “The Questions We Ask: Deep Reflection for Transformation.” Academy of Management Professional Development Workshop. Anaheim, CA. Margaret Benefiel. 9 August. Professional Development Workshop.

  • “Empowering Relationship Spirit in Business.” Boston, MA. Margaret Benefiel and Marie Bankuti. 2 August. Workshop. 

2007

  • “Strange Bedfellows or Natural Partners? The Academic Study of Spirituality and Business.” Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace, Saint Mary's University. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret Benefiel. 8 November. Public Lecture. 

  • “Helping Companies Do Good: Using Coaching to Operationalize the Mission.” Academy of Management Professional Development Workshop. Philadelphia, PA. Margaret Benefiel and Kerry Hamilton. 4 August. Professional Development Workshop.

  • “Leadership and Simplicity in a Complex World.”  Winter Retreat, Northeastern University's programs in Leadership and Engagement. Ashland, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 10 February.  Keynote Address.
2006

  • “Soul at Work.” Boston Chapter, Association for Spirit at Work. Cambridge, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 18 October. Address.

  • “Careers in Management, Spirituality and Religion.” Academy of Management Annual Meetings. Atlanta, GA. Margaret Benefiel. 12 August. Panel Member, MSR Doctoral Consortium.

  • “Soul by Design: Where Real Transformation Begins.” Academy of Management Annual Meeting.  Atlanta, GA. Margaret Benefiel and Gary Jones. 12 August.  Professional Development Workshop. 

  • “Spiritual Discernment in Business.”  “Discernment as Gracious Space" Gathering. Nashville, TN. Margaret Benefiel. 26 July. Workshop.

  • “Soul at Work.”  Episcopal Divinity School. Cambridge, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 21 June. Guest Lecture in "Business Ethics" Course. 

  • “Soul by Design: Planting the Seeds of Real Transformation.”  Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference. Nazareth College, Rochester, NY. Margaret Benefiel and Gary Jones. 14-17 June. Workshop.

  • “Soul at Work.” Earlham School of Religion. Richmond, IN. Margaret Benefiel. 3-4 April. Willson Lectures. 

  • “Leading from Within: Spiritual Discernment in Decision-Making.”  9th Annual Symposium on Spirituality and Business. Babson College, Wellesley, MA. Margaret Benefiel. 24 March. 

  • “Soul at Work.” University of St. Thomas. St. Paul, MN. Margaret Benefiel. 15 March. Guest Lecture in "Catholic Social Teaching and Business" Course.

  • “Soul at Work.”  University of St. Thomas. Minneapolis, MN. Margaret Benefiel. 15 March.  Guest Lecture at Business Faculty Luncheon. 

  • “Soul at Work.”  University of St. Thomas. Minneapolis, MN. Margaret Benefiel. 14 March. Guest Lecture in "The Reflective Manager" Course.

  • “Soul at Work.”  Regis University. Denver, CO. Margaret Benefiel. 8-9 February. Guest Lecture in "Spirituality and Work" Course.

  • “Soul at Work.”  Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado. Greeley, CO. Margaret Benefiel. 7 February.  Public Lecture.

  • “Values in Effective Decision-Making for Leaders and Managers.” Solvay School of Business, Free University of Brussels. Brussels, Belgium. Margaret Benefiel. 27 January. Lecture and Workshop. 

  • “Soul at Work.” International Center for Spirit at Work.  Margaret Benefiel. 9 January. Teleconference.
2005

  • “Soul at Work: How Value Systems Affect the Performance of Corporations and Non-Profit Organizations.” Haverford College. Haverford, PA. Margaret Benefiel. 16 November. Conversation sponsored by Career Development Office.

  • “Values and Business: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Partners?” Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr, PA. Margaret Benefiel. 16 November. Public Lecture.

  • “Taming the Modern Corporation.”  Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr, PA. Margaret Benefiel. 16 November. Lecture.

  • "Soul at Work." Doug Guetzloe Talk Radio. Orlando, FL. Margaret Benefiel. 25 October.

  • “Soul at Work.” Fulton County Chamber of Commerce, co-sponsored by Mysteries on Main Street bookstore. Gloversville, NY. Margaret Benefiel. 21 October. Breakfast Address. 

  • “The Compassionate Way in the Workplace.”  Eckerd College. St. Petersburg, FL. Margaret Benefiel. 18 October.

  • “Values and Business: Strange Associates or Natural Partners?”  European Ethics Network Conference, Milltown Institute. Dublin, Ireland. Margaret Benefiel. 23 September.  Lecture.

  • “Soul at Work.” University of Birmingham Business School. Birmingham, England. Margaret Benefiel. 22 September.

  • “Soul at Work.”  Christian Management Scholars. Sheraton Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI. Margaret Benefiel. 6 August.  Presentation.

  • “One Stop Shopping: Qualitative Research Methods in Management, Spirituality, and Religion.” Academy of Management Annual Meetings. Sheraton Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI. Margaret Benefiel. 6 August. Panel.

  • “Spirituality and Action Research: Designing Action Research Around Spirituality Themes.” Academy of Management Annual Meetings. Sheraton Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI. Margaret Benefiel. 5 August.  Panel.