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Case Study: Humana: Finding our Authentic Selves through Footwear

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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…

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Wandering Walks: Using Awe to Discover the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

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By The Mindful Leader Team

What is Awe?

Awe is a complex and elusive emotion that can be challenging to define. Unlike most emotions, it can evoke both positive and negative feelings and can arise from various sources. For example, it can inspire feelings of wonder and fascination, but also overwhelm and disorientation. Psychologists Dacher Keltner and Jonathan Haidt proposed a conceptual approach to understanding awe in a seminal 2003 paper. They identified two key components of awe experienc…

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The Art of Leading Yourself

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By Georgina Miranda, guest contributor

Gandhi said, “You must be the change you want to see in the world. As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”

We can consider these impactful words when it comes to leadership today. Developing the art of leading ourselves, our personal leadership, becomes a critical step before we can lead others on the path to greatness and success. Human…

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Surviving the AI Apocalypse Mindfully

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By Mo Edjlali

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most groundbreaking and simultaneously alarming technologies in recent times. With the potential to fundamentally transform humanity and produce widespread, far-reaching effects, AI has sparked both fears and hope in our community. Some see the potential for an apocalyptic outcome and while others are eager to advance.   As a cautious optimist, my goal in this article is to share insights that can help you become more informed…

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April Monthly Newsletter

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Hello Mindful Leaders,

In what ways is letting go of resentment a key to healthy workplace cultures? How can AI chatbots like Google Bard and Bing Chat help support our work, and what are the subtle differences in prompting each system? Digital Deepak: the Future of Well-Being or a Step Too Far?

Curious about what articles stood out over the last 30 days? Having a hard time keeping up with our content-packed weekly newsletters? We've got you covered. Enjoy, and if you're looking for th…

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Vertical Growth: Transcending Mindful-Based Leadership

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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…

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April Top 5 LinkedIn Recap

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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…

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Digital Deepak: A Byte of Enlightenment?

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By Mo Edjlali

As you all know I’ve been writing monthly articles for our Whackfulness series and I’ve also been a bit obsessed with AI, writing about how we might use Chat GPT to support our work.  For my whole life, I’ve followed AI and in the last few years as the technology has advanced, I’ve been tuning into how it might apply to our field. One of the earliest and clear examples, and something alumni of our CWMF class have heard me talk about, is the subject of this article.

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Leading Post-Crisis Growth – 3 Ways Leaders Make a Difference

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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

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April Neuroscience Round-Up for Mindful Leaders

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By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we consider the potential therapeutic value of human sweat in treating anxiety, examine how teenagers can use mindfulness to combat mental health issues, compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy, explore the healing power of art, and look at a new spatial computing theory of working memory. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the full articles.

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