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When Forgiveness Becomes an Act of Self-Care
by Jim Blake, guest contributor
Sooner or later, despite our best efforts, every business leader will have feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, insecurity, and fear. Too often we ignore these feelings by pressing them down or attempting to put a positivity bandage on them. But avoidance will only lead to a cycle of repetition. Instead, we must have the courage to look at our pain, our sorrow, our trauma—and the feelings that result—without letting them define us.
Depending on your life experien…
6 Essential Books on Mindful Leadership
By the Mindful Leader Team
Part of being a good leader is knowing when to listen to others. The same is true for becoming a mindful leader. While reading isn’t the only way to learn about mindful leadership, it can be a huge help to see what others have experienced before you. We’ve compiled a list of ten mindful leadership books from experts in the field to help you build your own path to success. For each book we've included a summary, the rating on Goodreads (the world's largest book review …
Are You an Authoritarian or an Influential Leader?
by Jocelyn Davis, guest contributor
Command authority is a poor basis for life. Whether you’re atop a corporate jungle gym, reaching for the next rung, or off playing in the sandbox, your long-term professional and personal success is a matter of influence, not dominance.
Some consider influence synonymous with persuasion, but, influence is really the art of getting things done without coercion. More precisely, it’s the ability to engage and guide others in collaborative work without relying o…
The Mind of the Leader
Rasmus Hougaard at the 2017 Mindful Leadership Summit
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May Neuroscience Round-Up for Mindful Leaders
For this month’s Round-Up, we look at how mindfulness relates to neuroticism and cognitive failures, how to stop choking under pressure, effective ways for overcoming “stresslaxation” and depressive relapses, and the challenges facing covid-19 healthcare workers. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the full articles.
1. Mindfulness Can Help Explain the Relationship Between Neuroticism and Cognitive Failures, Study Suggests
According to the Five Factor Model …
Self-Awareness: A Mindful Look in the Mirror
By John J. Murphy, Guest Contributor
“What are you feeling right now?” asked the executive coach. “Good,” responded Bob without a second thought. “Hmmm,” the coach pondered. Then she reminded Bob of what he had been learning about emotional self-awareness and added, “Bob, tell me what you are feeling – the emotion - because good is not a feeling.”
How often have we been asked how we are feeling or doing, and we replied in this way? A friend asks how we are doing, and we say mindlessly, “Fine,…
How Can Mindfulness Workplace Programs Avoid Legal & Ethical Challenges?
How Can Mindfulness Workplace Programs Avoid Legal & Ethical Challenges?
Professor Candy Guenther Brown, PhD at the 2019 At Work Summit.
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What’s the Difference Between Self-Improvement and Self-Development?
By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West, guest contributor
This article has several questions for reflection in blue italics. In these places, you’re invited to pause, feel into your response, and perhaps explore a bit with some notes or journaling.
“To be purposeful is not to be goal oriented, but to seek to reconnect to the source of one's life.”
― Michael Meade
The organic nature of growth
In a recent video, New Ventures West faculty member Adam Klein draws a distinction between self-im…
Killing the Buddha
As a pioneer in workplace mindfulness, we're always looking for new perspectives on our field. So, when we came across Work Pray Code by Carolyn Chen which was published last month, we decided to do a series of articles exploring this work with you. Our hopes are to encourage conversation and critical thinking. This excerpt is the second article in our Work Pray Code series. Check out the first article in the series here!
By Carolyn Chen
[Various consultants] and coaches teach Buddhist meditat…
How Can Corporations Become Healing Forces in the World?
By Raj Sisodia & Michael Gelb
What if there was a company whose CEO said, "Let's pay our people as much as possible"? What if that same company showed up to help communities in distress before FEMA and the Red Cross when there was a disaster? What if your company treated your spouse, your children, your parents, and even your pets, as stakeholders, and made it a priority to ensure that you can be present for them? What if there was a company that not only reduced its environmental footprint to …