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3 Tips to Effectively Teach Mindfulness Live Online
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By Ted Meissner, guest contributor
Ted Meissner will be hosting an Expert Workshop, Teaching Mindfulness Live Online: Challenges and Opportunities, on April 2nd. Click here to learn more.
With the advent of COVID-19, many if not most mindfulness teachers have faced a difficult choice. Either deliver their programs online instead of in-person or stop teaching. In some ways, it's not much of a choice at all, particularly if it's the only source of inco…
Activating Flow at Work for High Impact Performance
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Cara Bradley at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. This session is designed to introduce you to “ flow," your optimal state of awareness where creativity flourishes and performance skyrockets. Discover how working in flow contributes to increased focus, faster decision-making and greater satisfaction. Learn how to schedule peak moments into your work day with psychological and physiological strategies and practices.
Cara Bradley is a leading authority of…
Strengthen Self-Observation with this Journaling Practice
By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West, guest contributor
An effective use of the mind
Part of what makes the Integral Coaching methodology effective is its focus on somatics: awareness of what is happening in the body, and physical practices that support clients in building the body of someone who has the qualities or competencies they wish to develop (e.g., receptivity, relationality, humility, power, etc.)
In part we pay so much attention to the body because of the automatic and over-develope…
3 Ways to Make Better Hiring Decisions with Mindfulness
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By Dori Kelner, guest contributor
Sourcing talent and hiring new employees are some of the most challenging — and important — tasks that managers face. We all know the feeling of being overwhelmed by the process, despite our best-laid plans and intentions. How often do we hire the candidate who looks to be the right person, only to find ourselves recruiting for the same position just a few short months later when the new hire doesn’t work out?
The truth…
Deconstructing Unconscious Bias Using Neuroscience & Mindfulness
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Due Quach at the 2018 Mindful Leadership Summit. See how neural mechanisms underlie unconscious bias and learn how to provide a framework for mindful and compassionate observation. Discover how to deconstruct your biases, and how to activate neural pathways that enable you to more effectively engage with people whose perspectives may be very different from your own.
Due Quach will be hosting an Expert Workshop, The Neuroscience of Inclusion: How to Mindfull…
How the Human Brain Can Derail or Bolster DEI
By Due Quach, guest contributor
Due Quach will be hosting an Expert Workshop, The Neuroscience of Inclusion: How to Mindfully Steer Brain Activation to Develop Inclusive Leadership, on March 5th. Click here to learn more.
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Companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since the establishment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1964, yet these efforts have been frequen…
Kindfulness-Based Stress Reduction — KBSR?
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By Cassie Schindler, guest contributor
Right there, in the foreword of Jon-Kabat Zinn’s powerful book, Mindfulness for All; The Wisdom to Transform the World, he coins the word kindfulness, knowing that someone would pick it up, and expand, rather than exploit, its relevance. I hope to do that with this writing.
If the name of the 8-week MBSR course began with the word kindfulness instead of mindfulness, would you register? Would you have a clear unde…
How Kaizen Events can Foster Team Presence and Innovation
By John J. Murphy, guest contributor
One practical definition of leadership is going first. Leading the way. Walking the talk. I like this definition because it challenges leaders to be genuine and authentic, to lead by example. This is especially important when bringing mindfulness into a corporate culture. You will have a lot of skeptics and doubters. To many people, the idea of mindfulness brings images of yogis sitting on a mountaintop, chanting mantras. Who has time for this? We have deadl…
3 Steps to Increase Organizational Bandwidth
By Jay Forte, guest contributor
Though a workplace continually changes, the past year showed us just how fast the changes can be. How does an organization stay current with the skills needed to keep the organization growing and performing as the environment around it changes?
The answer: organizational bandwidth.
The historical way of hiring employees has assessed them for the specific abilities – their strengths, skills, and experience – as it relates to the role they are applying for. If w…
How do you get an athlete like Michael Jordan to Meditate?
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George Mumford demonstrates the role of mindfulness in sports and for performance driven athletes at @Work 2019. He explains the process of how he guided the top professional athletes and teams to utilize mindfulness to achieve flow states and optimal performance. He coached players on shifting their mindset to be warriors with compassion and to become motivated by their inner self, rather than external competition. He teaches teams how to play together, usi…