Manage stress and boost your productivity at work using mindfulness Mindfulness at Work Essentials For Dummies explores the many benefits of utilising mindfulness techniques in the workplace, offering managers, HR professionals and businesspeople of all levels guidance on how mindfulness can help with the development of core business skills. You'll discover the key concepts of mindfulness and quickly grasp how its implementation in the workplace is a win-win for you, your team and your organisation as a whole.
Innovative companies like Google have made mindfulness in the workplace a hot topic-and for good reason. Mindfulness can be hugely beneficial on a personal level, as it has been proven to enhance one's effectiveness and ability to live in the present moment. These skills and techniques are equally valuable in the workplace, leading to improved working behaviour and better team building. With this handy guide, you'll discover all the tips and tricks to incorporate - and benefit from - mindfulness in the workplace.
Provides an introduction to mindfulness and how it can help improve your working behaviour
Offers useful tips on incorporating mindfulness into your working day
Demonstrates how organisations can benefit from implementing mindful approaches to work
If you're a self-motivated and open-minded business professional looking to expand your knowledge base and effectiveness in the workplace, Mindfulness at Work Essentials For Dummies will help you implement the practice of mindfulness at work - and become a better leader, mentor or coach.
Mindfulness at Work Essentials For Dummies
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Exploring Mindfulness in the Workplace 5
Chapter 2: Exploring the Benefits of Mindfulness in the Workplace 17
Chapter 3: Applying Mindfulness in the Workplace 35
Chapter 4: Boosting Your Mental Resilience 57
Chapter 5: Practising Mindfulness in the Digital Age 75
Chapter 6: Using Mindfulness to Assist Different Business Functions 89
Chapter 7: Integrating Mindfulness with Coaching 105
Chapter 8: Commissioning Mindfulness Training in the Workplace 117
Chapter 9: Thriving on the Challenges of Leadership 133
Chapter 10: Leading People, Change and Strategy 147
Chapter 11: Ten Ways to Mindfully Manage Work Pressures 163
Index 171
Author Description
Shamash Alidina is a professional mindfulness trainer, teacher and lecturer. He is the author of Mindfulness For Dummies. Juliet Adams is Director at A Head for Work and has over 20 years' experience working in learning and development in the corporate environment. She is the founder of Mindfulnet.org.