Mindfulness At Work for Dummies

Shamash Alidina, Juliet Adams

ISBN: 9788126550449

400 pages

RELEASED FOR OPEN MARKET W.E.F. 11DEC18. GIVEN EXCLUSIVE TO PENGUIN W.E.F. 14AUG14

Description

Mindfulness at Work for Dummies provides essential guidance for employees at all levels of an organization who are seeking to work more mindfully. It explains how mindfulness can help minimize stress at work, offers advice for employers wishing to implement mindful practices into the workplace and provides leaders and mentors within an organization with the tools they need to become more effective leaders and coaches.

About the Author

Shamash Alidina is a professional mindfulness trainer, teacher and lecturer. Shamash has over 10 years' experience teaching mindfulness in schools and on university courses. He currently runs mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) courses.

Juliet Adams has over 20 years' experience in learning and development in the corporate environment. Juliet now acts as a consultant to organizations seeking to find psychology-driven solutions to improving creativity and productivity, as well as running Mindfulnet, a respected mindfulness resource.

Table of Contents

Book Review

Introduction

Part I: Getting Started with Mindfulness at Work

Chapter 1: Exploring Mindfulness in the Workplace

Chapter 2: Exploring the Benefits of Mindfulness in the Workplace

Chapter 3: Applying Mindfulness in the Workplace

Part II: Working with Mindfulness

Chapter 4: Practising Mindfulness Day to Day

Chapter 5: Boosting your Mental Resilience

Chapter 6: Discovering Mindfulness at Work Training

Chapter 7: Applying Mindfulness at Work Training

Chapter 8: Practising Mindfulness in the Digital Age

Part III: Mindfulness for Organizations

Chapter 9: Improving Team Performance with Mindfulness

Chapter 10: Using Mindfulness to Assist Different Business Functions

Chapter 11: Integrating Mindfulness with Coaching

Chapter 12: Commissioning Mindfulness Training in the Workplace

Part IV: Leading with Mindfulness

Chapter 13: Thriving on the Challenges of Leadership

Chapter 14: Leading without Boundaries

Chapter 15: Leading People, Change and Strategy

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Be More Mindful at Work

Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Improve Your Brain with Mindfulness

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Mindfully Manage Work Pressures

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to be Mindful in a Minute

Chapter 20: About Ten Resources for Further Study

Part VI: The Appendixes

Appendix A: Answers to Learning Check Questions

Appendix B: Summary of Research

Index