“Mindfulness should no longer be considered a “nice-to-have” for executives. It’s a “must-have: a way to keep our brains healthy, to support self-regulation and effective decision-making capabilities, and to protect ourselves from toxic stress. It can be integrated into one’s religious or spiritual life, or practiced as a form of secular mental training. When we take a seat, take a breath, and commit to being mindful, particularly when we gather with others who are doing the same, we have the potential to be changed” — Harvard Business Review
Empowers Leaders to make the Difference and become Mindful Leaders embodying leadership presence by cultivating focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion in the services of others. Leadership presence is not only critical for individuals but also has a ripple effect on those around: the community and potentially the world
Business schools across the globe are introducing mindfulness to classes, in an attempt to develop leaders who are “self-aware and self-compassionate” with the outcome that switching off, plugging out will power up and power forward
Why Mindful Leadership empowers to make the Difference?
Connecting to the community comes from being able to see the bigger picture and not get caught up in the minutiae of a single objective. That wider connection is how great organizations give meaning to their existence and inspire their employees
The important word is skillfully: leading by collaborating and listening with open curiosity and a willingness, at times, to live within ambiguity until a decision becomes clear. Such approach fuels a leader’s willingness to take a courageous stand, lead the organization or industry into new arenas, and accept failures as experiments from which to learn
Ability of a leader to connect enhancement
Ability of a leader to skillfully initiate or guide change
Acknowledgement of personal values and motives allows Leader to be deliberate to the situation: torespond, rather than to react. Key qualities to reflect on: Open thinker, Compassionate, Clear vision,Able to inspire, Great listener, Creative, Patient, Collaborative, Kind, Teacher
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