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Despite being an established issue in France, religion has become an increasingly interesting question for academic research in HRM. This resurgence of research on this subject should not mask the absence of a stable definition of religion and its manifestations. Numerous definitions and typologies of religion emerge from the literature. Similarly, the analysis of the literature reveals six possible managerial behaviors faced with religion at work that can be grouped by management type. The data collection was carried out using sixteen semi-structured interviews and content analysis with NVivo software. We expand on the existing literature by taking into account the manager’s intention, which in fact implies distinguishing several behaviors that express themselves in the same way. This research thus aims to produce an intelligibility grid to improve the understanding of managerial behaviors, thus allowing managers to broaden their range of behavioral options in the face of religion and to better grasp the reasons behind it. The aim is to enable managers to take a position on non-transgressive expressions of religion, allowing them to have a certain margin of maneuver when acting. This research can thus contribute to the training of managers and the development of their skills to deal with these new issues for the company. It is therefore part of one of the functions of higher education: the identification and dissemination of inclusive management practices.