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Is the Great Resignation the Tip of the Iceberg?

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By Suzy Forrest, guest contributor

From personal experiences to corporate tendencies, I have been invaded by the sensation that we are in the midst of a major social transformation still to be acknowledged.

We are presently facing a trend where people are resigning from their jobs due to burnout; searching for fulfillment, a sense of purpose, and meaning. This movement  has been named the “Great Resignation” or “Great Reevaluation.”  While this may be true, what else is happening in the corpor…

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Overcoming the Existential Anxiety of Leadership Success: Reconnecting with Our Essential Wholeness

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Speaker - Richard Miller

Richard Miller at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. Explore the next stage of human development that leads to embodying undivided wholeness whereby you can recognize your identity as not just with your body, mind and personality, but also with your ontological being-presence-essence.

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5 Great Gratitude Resources for Thanksgiving

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By the Mindful Leader Team

What is gratitude? It isn't the same thing as being thankful. True gratitude towards the people in your life, workplace, and even strangers can transform you, both spreading happiness and even boosting your own health. Below are some resources we've gathered on gratitude and how to practice it in advance of the holiday.

1. How to Practice Gratitude from Mindful Magazine 

This article has it all: an introduction to gratitude, the science behind it, and several practi…

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Debunking 5 Misconceptions About Workplace Mindfulness

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By Katie Morales, the Mindful Leader Team

The workplace is a common stressor in modern life. Being mindful of the thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations experienced throughout the workday can help you navigate the constant pressures and requirements associated with employment. 

Many companies and employees are seeking out remedies for toxic workplace culture. Some workplaces have turned to a potential solution over the last several years: mindfulness, specifically Mindfulness-Based Stress R…

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7 Keys to Resolve Conflict Consciously

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Speaker - Jim Dethmer

Jim Dethmer at the 2018 Mindful Leadership Summit. As individual leaders and their teams become more mindful, communication and conflict are still issues in relationships and organizations. Discover a mindful approach to communication and conflict, including a very practical tool called The Clearing Model that hundreds of teams are using to practice conscious communication and conflict resolution.

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3 Steps to Mastering Flow - the Secret to High Engagement and Performance

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By Cara Bradley, Host and Co-Producer of the Mental Fitness Bootcamp, guest contributor

“The holy grail of today’s workplace is high employee engagement.” - Harvard Business Review, February 16, 2017

Top leaders know that high engagement leads to high performance. Engaged employees are happier and work harder on the job. Low engagement, on the other hand, cost US companies a cool $550 billion in lost revenue per year.

So how do you make your people more engaged? Well we all know telling them …

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8 Steps Leaders Can Take to Support Employees with Burnout

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By John J. Murphy, guest contributor

According to a recent Gallup study, 48% of American workers say they are actively looking for other job opportunities, and the United States has reached record highs in quit rates and unfilled positions. The study also reveals that 74% of employees are experiencing some degree of burnout. Given these statistics and the daily challenges of running a business, what is a mindful leader to do, especially when so many factors seem out of control? How can we culti…

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Why We Should Befriend Adversity

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By Mark A. Campbell, guest contributor

The Latin poet Marshal once wrote, "Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well." Wellness is a concept that we use daily, but scholars cannot agree on defining it. We know for certain that wellness is multi-dimensional, influenced by how we live in all areas of our lives. The National Wellness Institute defines wellness as "an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence." I have adopted this definition beca…

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Generation Meditation: Mindfulness for Emerging Adults

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Yael Shy at the 2018 @Work Summit discusses college level Mindfulness programs at NYU, and she is is the director of Mindful NYU and the senior director at Global Spiritual Life at NYU. From experiencing her own breaking point at NYU as an undergrad, she is now passionate to reach students who can benefit from meditation. She focuses on spreading mindfulness practices and serving the emerging adulthood (17-30 year old population) and people who are finding the…

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