Praise
Margaret shared her expertise with our Association as a keynote speaker for an annual meeting. Her research and life work was embraced by the members and the themes she presented have been carried forward by the Association. She has the knowledge and tools to impact your organization for years.
— Neil Holzman
Executive Director, Friends Services for the Aging
Thanks for your seminar. You would be so proud of how our organization has gotten real about its growth plan and rallied around our new reality. Working with you has changed me and one organization. Thank you!
— Karyn Campbell
Development Chair, Citizen Schools
I want to report how wonderful Dr. Benefiel's presentation on The Soul of a Leader at our library was! What I learned and the feedback from those who attended will provide a lifetime of thought and inspiration for our work and in our personal lives. It was everything and more than what I had expected - even having read her first book!
— Janice Fiander
Manager,Cole Harbour Public Library
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Working with Margaret Benefiel allowed me to reconnect with my spiritual self at work. We can become the best run non–profit on the planet but without our soul – that indescribable essence that makes Peace Games what it is – we are not fulfilling our mission. For many years I felt I needed to become someone different in order to be effective leading a national non-profit. I now feel fully present at work in a way I have not in a long time.
— Eric Dawson, President
Peace Games
You were a great addition to our program. Your inspiring stories and clear message held the crowd beautifully, and gave us exactly what we needed at this year’s annual convention.
— Marc Smith, President
Missouri Hospital Association
Margaret's suggestions about becoming 'your best self' resonated strongly for this group of hospital employees in the midst of organizational turmoil. We were inspired to focus on inner wisdom rather than outer distress, and came away from the meeting with renewed energy and hope.
— Eric Leskowitz, M.D., Director of Integral Medicine
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
Margaret’s special gift is helping people learn experientially the art of doing spiritual direction with organizations. Communities, whether of work or worship, need healing and deeper spiritual grounding, just as individuals do. Margaret does a magnificent job of grounding her clients in the work of helping organizations deepen their sense of communal well-being and collective purpose.
— Scott Pierce Coleman, Director
Quaker Leadership Scholars Program and
Initiative for Faith and Practice
Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina
Working with Margaret Benefiel has helped me, in a very short time, become grounded in Spirit, both in my everyday life and in my corporate workplace. The power and productivity of this spiritual work has given me hope that leaders can encourage people to bring their whole selves into the workplace, and that this encouragement will lead to more tangible and positive results.
— Kerry Hamilton
Former Vice President, Director of Marketing
BJ’s Wholesale Clubs
Organizations regularly face huge decisions that impact many people's lives, and leaders struggle with doing the right thing. Having a process to discern options that are aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and values, and having the courage to carry those discerned choices forward is critical. Margaret Benefiel demonstrates the value of spiritual leadership and a practical way to carry it out. She brings to leadership theory and practice the new depth thoughtful corporate leaders have been seeking.
— Gordon Self, Vice President
Organizational Advancement
Caritas Health Group, Edmonton, Alberta
Margaret Benefiel’s work supplies an important link between theory and practice. In both her consulting and her written work, she provides a vital resource and serves as a thoughtful guide for those who are seeking a new kind of organization based on the work of the Spirit. She helps us through the entire journey, even in those difficult moments when we seem to have lost our way.
— Paul Alexander, Director
Institute on the Common Good
Regis University, Denver, Colorado