Sometimes it feels like we live in an emotional tinderbox driven by issues related to race, gender, political party, religion, and a variety of other issues. Rather than getting caught up in all of this, let’s take positive steps with this week’s blog!
Mindfulness is Not Just an Individual Practice
Most of us think of mindfulness as an individual experience. However, researchers have recently begun to explore a concept called social mindfulness. This concept expands the notion of mindfulness to include an awareness of how our actions and decisions impact others' decisions and available choices.
Working From Home
What Does It Mean to Control Your Attention?
Mindfully Unplug
A Mindful Commute
Are You Listening?
The Master Habit
Exercising leadership muscles with mindfulness
Managers: your multitasking does more damage than you imagine
A colleague shared that he once worked for someone who constantly typed email and texts on her smartphone, not only during weekly group meetings but also during his last annual review. There could be no clearer message that 1) the boss was not paying attention to the task at hand and 2) she had little regard for subordinates. There are also other unintended consequences of such behavior.