When I first started researching mindfulness in 2011, the common attitude at the time was what I describe as “drive-by mindfulness.” Meaning, to develop the skill of mindfulness, you don’t have to cultivate a practice or dedicate time to it on your schedule. Instead, you can simply pause and take a few mindful breaths a…
Ten years ago, I made the fairly radical decision to leave my stable, salaried-with-benefits job to figure out What I Want To Be When I Grow Up. It turns out that while I still enjoy a good technical discussion, reflecting my engineering background, I also really love developing people, which captures what I loved about…
The topic of resiliency in the workplace is becoming more popular, and one aspect of resiliency is the ability to handle stress. Leaders are constantly put in stressful situations, such as tight deadlines, organizational change, and high-stakes decision-making, and our employees experience the same stress. Stress takes a toll on our mental and physical well-being…
This is the third post in a multi-installment series on mindfulness. Preceding posts include An Introduction to Mindfulness, and Mindfulness & Leadership Development. The benefits of mindfulness, such as improved mental and physical well-being, have been documented in research-based studies for more than thirty years. But with recent advances in neuroscience, we can now actually…