M3 Tom's of Maine Case Study

Read the Tom's of Maine case (Canas and Sondak p. 213-220) and respond to the following questions:

To what extent is Tom Chappell's spiritual perspective responsible for the company's organizational culture and the company's successes/failures?

What risks might an organizational encounter when encouraging the expression of spiritual values in the workplace? What are its advantages? For this discussion, you must state your position and supporting rationale.

M3 Reflection Journal

Written Assignment

In this reflection journal, consider the challenges you may face as an organizational leader responsible for developing policies related to managing diversity. Consider age, gender, race, ethnicity, religious and spirituality and the organizational functions of human resource, marketing, customer service: What considerations would you need to make when it comes to employee staffing and engagement, branding, HR policies and customer retention?

In a 5-8 page paper, respond to the issues above. Be sure to reference the readings and use APA style. Submit your paper in Word or .rtf format.