Workplace Mindfulness

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we first look at survey findings on mental health among the US workforce and a new model for better understanding flow in the workplace. Then, we’ll turn to empirical findings regarding the profound impact of intensive meditation as well as those concerning mindfulness, attentional awareness, and job performance. Lastly, we explore the positive health benefits of trauma-informed yoga among vulnerable populations. We have summarized the main ideas and key t…

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we had the opportunity to read many thought-provoking articles about leadership and mindful approaches to the workplace and then share those articles with our community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to join us on LinkedIn, cli…

This month, we had the opportunity to read many thought-provoking articles about leadership and mindfulness in the workplace, and to then share those articles with our community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to join us on LinkedIn, click here. For each article, we’v…

By Cheryl Shah, guest contributor

As a corporate finance leader, I got to work at 7:30 am and didn’t return home until 8 pm most nights. I was constantly under pressure to deliver financial results, error-free and with tight deadlines. I relied on my colleagues’ work, and when they made mistakes, I would react with anger and frustration. My workday was dominated by meetings until 4 pm, leaving me a scant few hours to complete work deliverables. My shoulders ached from the weight of stress. I co…

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, as we settled into 2023, we had the opportunity to read many thought-provoking articles about leadership and mindfulness in the workplace, and to then share those articles with our community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to jo…

By The Mindful Leader Team

As we began the new year, with our shiny resolutions and predictions for 2023, we had the opportunity to read some truly insightful articles and share them with this community. And the community spoke—as we approach the end of the month, we want to share some of the most popular articles from the past three weeks with you. We based our picks on our LinkedIn engagement, which includes reactions, shares, clicks, and comments. If you want to join us on LinkedIn, click he…

By The Mindful Leader Team

As we’re preparing for 2023 at Mindful Leader we’re trying to take a look at trends across HR, business, mindfulness, and mental health. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top two trends in a white paper put out by Gartner, 5 HR Trends and Priorities for 2023, and explore how these trends may affect our work.

“This annual report is derived from the Gartner HR Priorities Survey, which polls chief human resources officers (CHROs) and HR leaders on common challen…

By John J. Murphy

In 1993 I wrote a book titled, Pulling Together: The Power of Teamwork. The book aimed primarily at helping leaders unite people and inspire them to work together for common good rather than separate and point fingers. It also helped team members see more value in one another and use this insight to boost synergy – the power of teamwork. Today, almost thirty years later, the lessons seem more relevant than ever. 

In 2010 Simple Truths, now a publishing brand of Sourcebooks, r…

By Holly Duckworth, CWMF Alumnus

You have a vision, creating a successful mindfulness program! Sadly, other key influencers do not see it. Now what? No matter if you are a vendor to companies or an internal champion for mindfulness, we have one unexpected thing in common. Sales. Yes, you read that correctly.  We both must sell the return on mindfulness to get buy-in and funding.  Did you know, according to Fitt Insider, the business of mindfulness is fast becoming a pillar of the $4.5T wellness…

By Rich Fernandez, guest contributor

There are many events taking place in the world today that challenge us severely, from the tragic and shocking news of mass shootings in the U.S., to ongoing challenges in places such as Hong Kong and Venezuela (to name only a few), to the latest report from the United Nations on the dire state of climate change.  

There are also many other challenges that don’t come across our screens or manifest on a global scale but can affect us daily and deeply. 

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