Author: Dr. Debra J. Dean

Dr. Debra J. Dean is foremost an accomplished Christian leader affiliated with Regent University as an adjunct professor. She is also President & CEO of Dean Business Consulting. Her recent notable conference participation includes The Faith at Work Summit, Academy of Management MSR Consortium Planning, Academic Oasis, OPEX Week: Business Transformation World Summit, and the Regent University Roundtable. Dr. Dean’s latest research efforts include the following: (a) Integration of Christian Values in the Workplace: An examination of employee engagement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment, (b) Religion and Spirituality in the Workplace: A quantitative evaluation of job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and (c) A Correlation Study of Employee Engagement and Servant Leadership. Consequent to her exceptional performance, Dr. Dean received the 2018 Outstanding Reviewer award for the Management, Spirituality, and Religion (MSR) community; she was also nominated both as one of three top operational excellence leaders with OPEX, and as a top female leader within her previous global workplace. Dr. Dean is currently pursuing other passions including her work against Human trafficking, character development and support to military and governmental organizations. She resides in Colorado with her husband Steve and is a mother to six amazing children.

Christian Virtues in the Workplace, Part 2

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This article is part two of a three-part diary to demonstrate how an employee can integrate their Christian faith in the workplace, regardless if it is a Christian workplace or not. In this article, we will focus on Spiritual Leadership and the key attributes of altruistic love, faith/hope, inner life, meaningful work, sense of community, and vision. This article will…

Christian Virtues in the Workplace

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Throughout my research on how to infuse Christian faith into daily work, I study concepts of servant and spiritual leadership as well as the fruit of the Spirit to examine if these concepts really apply to the workplace, especially a secular workplace. Each time I do a study, I find that they more than relate. They can predict such desired…