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By The Mindful Leader Team

In the latest Conference Board workforce survey over a third of respondents, reported a decline in their mental health. This is quickly becoming a priority for leaders and human resource executives across all organizations and industries. In a recent episode of CEO Perspectives, an insightful discussion with Donna Morris, Executive Vice President, and Chief People Officer at Walmart, underlined the imperative of recognizing and addressing mental health issues. She emp…

By The Mindful Leader Team

In our prior exploration, "Dialectic Thinking: The Secret to Exceptional Mindful Leadership," we explored the fascinating intricacies of dialectic thinking. We examined its impact on leadership, revealing the tug-of-war between binary and nuanced thinking in our society, politics, and personal decisions. Delving into neuroscience, we discussed how the prefrontal cortex overpowers our instinctual, primitive binary thinking. Importantly, we explored the paradox of accep…

By The Mindful Leader Team

Imagine stepping into a thrilling new chapter in the world of technology. Picture a reality where artificial intelligence (AI) can tap into human brain activity and translate it into a coherent text. Sounds like a thing of the future, right? Well, this isn't some far-off dream. It's the present, unfolding right before our eyes. A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists at the University of Texas, Austin has recently opened up this new frontier, showing us how AI …

By Mo Edjlali

In a recent whackfulness article titled "Digital Deepak: A Byte of Enlightenment?", I briefly discussed Deepak Chopra and his association with the AI Foundation. Subsequently, just a few days ago, I watched this session featuring OpenAI CEO Altman and Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield, which left me with mixed feelings. While I acknowledge and respect the intentions and capabilities of these individuals, I feel a sense of uneasiness in my bones. And sure I have my concerns about AI,…

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, click here. For each article, w…

By Mo Edjlali

I always thought that I needed to go for what I considered the middle path, the “gray” but I was wrong. We, humans, are biologically wired for binary thinking, naturally leaning towards 'either-or' perspectives, thinking black or white.  So I came up with a mantra to “think gray”.  The problem is when you think gray you lose the power of what is in the white and what is in the black and end up with passionless mediocrity. Worse yet you might oscillate between the two and feel at c…

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we investigate the effectiveness of MBSR in treating anxiety as well as in helping parents of children with autism manage stress. Then, we see what the American Heart Association has to say about the link between psychological and cardiovascular health before looking at the findings of two major surveys on mental health in the workplace: SHRM’s research and Headspace’s Fifth Annual Workforce Attitudes Toward Mental Health report. We have summarized the mai…