an online book by David Gurteen
Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It is a form of meditation that involves paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way, and it has been found to have several benefits for mental and physical health.
Mindfulness is a cognitive skill, generally developed through mental exercises, of sustaining metacognitive awareness towards the contents of one's own experiences including bodily sensations in the present moment.
Credit: Wikipedia - mindfulnessPeople sit in a circle, with the intention of de-emphasizing hierarchies and instead encouraging what’s called “a leader in every chair”. To create the mindfulness and focus conducive to an environment where everyone collaborates and contributes, meetings begin with a minute of silence. | Amy Edmondson Continue reading Encouraging a Leader in Every Chair Amy Edmondson
Megan Reitz is a Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Ashridge where she speaks, researches, consults and supervises on the intersection of leadership, change, dialogue and mindfulness. Search and ExploreWebsiteMegan ReitzLinkedinMegan ReitzBlogMegan ReitzRSS FeedMegan ReitzX (Twitter)@meganreitz1YouTubeMegan ReitzGoogleMegan ReitzBooks: Megan Reitz (4)Being Silenced and Silencing Others: Developing the Capacity to Speak Truth to Power Megan Reitz, Continue reading Megan Reitz Facilitator, teacher, speaker, executive coach, researcher and author
Karl Weick is an organizational theorist who introduced the concepts of “loose coupling”, “mindfulness”, and “sensemaking” into organizational studies. He is the Rensis Likert Distinguished University Professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Search and ExploreWikipediaKarl WeickLinkedinKarl WeickYouTubeKarl WeickGoogleKarl WeickTags: Karl Weick (1) | mindfulness (6) | sense-making (42)Image Continue reading Karl Weick Organizational theorist
Radical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning. In The Power of Mindful Learning, Ellen Langer uses her innovative theory of mindfulness, introduced in her influential earlier book, to dramatically enhance the way we learn. Our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated Continue reading The Power of Mindful Learning by Ellen J. Langer
A lack of empathy can lead to difficulties building relationships, communication problems, reduced collaboration, and increased conflict and aggression. It also makes it challenging to understand and relate to the emotions, feelings, and perspectives of others. Empathy is an essential Conversational Leadership skill. Continue reading Empathy Understanding and share the feelings of others
Speak with less conviction: We often think persuasion comes from speaking with confidence. In practice, strong conviction can shut conversation down. When ideas are stated as certain, others have little space to engage, question, or learn. Continue reading Speak with Less Conviction Speaking with conviction inhibits learning
