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Rasmus Haugaard at the 2017 Mindful Leadership Summit.

Rasmus Hougaard is the founder and CEO of Potential Project, a global leadership, organizational development and research firm serving Microsoft, Accenture, Cisco and hundreds of other organizations. He is co-author, with Jacqueline Carter, of Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way and The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordi…

By The Mindful Leader Team

What are the latest ideas and discussions emerging from the fields of neuroscience and psychology, and how might they be relevant to the workplace, leadership, and your life? 

Each month, we will share with you summaries of five recently published neuroscience and psychology articles to keep you current. Here is this month’s Round-Up. We’ve also included links if you’d like to read each article in its entirety. 

1. IQ Tests Can't Measure It, But 'Cognitive Flexibili…

By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West, guest contributor

Our minds are truly incredible, aren’t they? Charged as they are to compile, compute, and make meaning out of all of our experiences—which themselves are filtered through our sensitive bodies, trauma-filled pasts, and complex circumstances of life—our minds come up with infinite, brilliant stories and theories as to why things are the way they are.

With all this in play, it can serve us greatly to ground our assessment of a given situation …

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Due Quach at the 2018 Mindful Leadership Summit.

Due Quach (pronounced ‘Zway Kwok’) is the author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy, one of Fast Company’s best business books of 2018.

Through her social enterprise, Calm Clarity, she uses neuroscience and mindfulness to guide organizations and individuals to address unconscious bias, lead with authenticity, foster genuine inclusion, heal trauma,…

The Unspoken Truth

There is an unspoken truth about trauma that is becoming more and more evident. In varying degrees, we all have suffered trauma. It is the experience of the human condition, well tethered in the understanding and knowing of the wisdom of the ages. It is the pain that is experienced and regurgitated/suffered over and over and over again.

Trauma is a topic that has captured incredible attention and interest in the past few years. There are various understandings of what trauma…

By Jacqueline Carter & Rasmus Hougaard, guest contributors

For decades, leaders have been taught the importance of empathy. Its importance cannot be overstated, especially in today’s world of work. Empathy is the ability to recognize and share others’ feelings and perspectives. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in others’ shoes. As a leader, this ability is obviously important. You can lead others more effectively if you can understand what they might be experiencing. Research also shows t…

Mark Campbell at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit.

Dr. Mark A. Campbell is a recognized authority in the fields of performance psychology and wellness. As the Founder/CEO of Campbell Performance Systems, he helps individuals and organizations to enhance performances in all areas of life. Mark spent almost a decade as a lead for the US Army’s performance psychology and resilience program. He also served as a wellness/performance consultant to the US Army, providing classes and workshops to S…

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By Andy Lee, Mindful Leader CWMF and MBSR Instructor

There’s an old adage that in ten years on the job, some people amass ten years of learning while others gain one year of learning ten times over. The difference between these two types of people can be described as a difference in learning agility.   

Learning agility, a term coined by Lombardo and Eichinger (2000), is the capacity of a person to learn and develop as a result of their on-the-job chall…

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By Dr. Gus Castellanos, Mindful Leader MBSR Instructor

Stress is a normal human response to external causes that we experience as demanding or threatening. Good stress is short-term, and it inspires and motivates you. It increases your focus and enhances your performance. Bad stress or distress, however, leads to anxiety, overwhelm, confusion, poor concentration, and decreased performance. Mindfulness-based practices are key to reducing stress and anxiet…

David Treleaven at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit

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