Best of Summit Talks

In recent years, the practice of mindfulness has gained significant popularity, offering individuals a seemingly effective means of managing stress and finding inner peace. However, a critical examination of this phenomenon, known as McMindfulness, reveals how the practice has been commodified, diluted, and marketed as a panacea for all of life's challenges. Coined by Miles Neale, McMindfulness sheds light on how mindfulness has be…

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Judson Brewer MD Ph.D., Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University, at the 2018 Mindful Leader Summit

Unravel the mysteries of the mind, drawing from the latest clinical studies and brain imaging research. Learn how to apply these insights for breaking habits, forming better routines and improving performance and wellness.

Dori Kelner, Meditate Together Community Manager, at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit

In this session, we will explore how to create and quickly scale a sustainable global program with a shoestring budget and volunteers. We will share details, strategies, and challenges from our experience launching Meditate Together in four weeks to offer 120 sessions weekly, across 24 hours a day, five days a week, while being supported by an international communit…

Bridgette Morehouse, CEO at Lead Human, former Chief Learning Officer, Ford at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit

Mindful leadership is expressed to those we lead through compassionate action. Whether giving or receiving feedback, the annual performance conversation is rooted in judgments that take us out of connection. In this session, you will lear…

Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, CEO & Founder at The Flourishing Center, at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit

We all know that meditation is beneficial, but why is it still so hard to make it a habit? Learn how to use the science of well-being to successfully drive positive behavior change and to navigate the fundamental resistance to change. Overcome your own challenges to habit change while learning how to coach and support others through the same process.

Skylar Griessel, Founder & Co-chair of Mindful Mentors Group at Humana, at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit

An 8-week mindfulness pilot turned into a sanctuary for employees as they learned to become their authentic selves using an unusual allegory: shoes. After the pandemic and all the changes that came with it, the need for compassion and mindfulness in the workplace was obvious. A small group of volunteers set out to prove how honest conversations a…

Carl Lemieux, Psychologist & Managing Director at Mindsmatter, Co-Author, Vertical Growth, at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit

Despite our sincerest intentions, our growth is often blocked by deeply conditioned habits. Using Acceptance Commitment Training (ACT), as well as key competencies identified in The Mindful Leader, you will learn a structured process to recognize the importance of intent and values in identifying growth edges while breaking hab…

Lili Powell, Ph.D. at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit

Why is it that after adversity, some people get stuck while others grow? Research shows that a leader’s behavior can make all the difference. In this session, you will learn three ways to lead mindfully through how you attune, engage, and model for post-crisis growth.

The Leading Mindfully program starts on April 10, 2023

James Flaherty, Founder of New Ventures West, at the 2019 Mindful Leader Summit.

Learn meditation and somatic practices that bring you directly into the present moment, the only one in which happiness is possible. You will experience methods for cutting through culturally distorted beliefs around happiness, discover how you might be sabotaging your happiness, and learn ways to bring about the conditions for happiness in others.

James Flaherty is the…

Due Quach, Author, Founder & CEO of Calm Clarity at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit.

Become a more effective leader by combining neuroscience and mindfulness to strengthen the neural networks that enable you to be present, responsive, resilient, innovative, collaborative, and inspiring. Join this session to learn and practice techniques to rewire your brain to align and integrate your whole self so you can tap into the wisdom, compassion, and strength…