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Mindfulness at work for dummies [electronic resource] / by Shamash Alidina and Juliet Adams.

By: Contributor(s): Series: --For dummiesPublication details: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2014.Description: xiv, 380 pages : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781118727904 (e-book)
  • 9781118727997 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 650.1019 23
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in printed form ISBN 9781118727997
Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Mindfulness at Work 5 Chapter 1: Exploring Mindfulness in the Workplace 7 Chapter 2: Exploring the Benefits of Mindfulness in the Workplace 29 Chapter 3: Applying Mindfulness in the Workplace 49 Part II: Working with Mindfulness 75 Chapter 4: Practising Mindfulness Day to Day 77 Chapter 5: Boosting your Mental Resilience 97 Chapter 6: Discovering Mindfulness At Work Training 117 Chapter 7: Applying Mindfulness At Work Training 143 Chapter 8: Practising Mindfulness in the Digital Age 169 Part III: Mindfulness for Organisations 187 Chapter 9: Improving Team Performance with Mindfulness 189 Chapter 10: Using Mindfulness to Assist Different Business Functions 207 Chapter 11: Integrating Mindfulness with Coaching 225 Chapter 12: Commissioning Mindfulness Training in the Workplace 243 Part IV: Leading with Mindfulness 261 Chapter 13: Thriving on the Challenges of Leadership 263 Chapter 14: Leading without Boundaries 279 Chapter 15: Leading People, Change and Strategy 295 Part V: The Part of Tens 313 Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Be More Mindful at Work 315 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Improve Your Brain with Mindfulness 325 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Mindfully Manage Work Pressures 333 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to be Mindful in a Minute 341 Chapter 20: About Ten Resources for Further Study 349 Part VI: The Appendixes 357 Appendix A: Answers to Learning Check Questions 359 Appendix B: Summary of Research 361 Index 365
Summary: Master your mind, manage stress and boost your productivity! This book provides essential guidance for employees at all levels of an organisation who are seeking more focus and clarity in their work. Master your mind, manage stress and boost your productivity! Mindfulness at Work For Dummies provides essential guidance for employees at all levels of an organization who are seeking more focus and clarity in their work. It explains how mindfulness can help 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. The audio download contains guided mindfulness exercises and meditations suited to workplace scenarios, a core feature of mindfulness programmes. Mindfulness at Work For Dummies includes: An introduction to mindfulness, and how it can help improve working behaviour An explanation of how the brain retains new mindful working patterns. with a bit of practice! Useful tips on incorporating mindfulness into your working day How organisations can benefit from implementing mindful approaches to work Guidance for leaders on how mindfulness can help develop their leadership qualities Learn to: Master your mind by making time for mindfulness in your daily routine Use mindfulness to improve your resilience and wellbeing Improve team performance through mindfulness practice The guide to mastering your mind to improve your performance and overall wellbeing at work Master your mind and the rest will follow! This guide to mindfulness at work provides an overview of the concept of mindfulness and a program for improving your work performance and overall wellbeing. Find out how the brain incorporates new mindful work patterns and discover tips to incorporate mindfulness into your routine to truly shine at work! Be mindful! find out what mindfulness is and how it can help you in work and in your daily life Mindfulness at work discover how you can start the day mindfully and continue that way all day, every day Organizational mindfulness find out how to apply mindfulness to team building and for specific business functions Lead on discover how to be the leader you've always wanted to be by becoming mindful and learning to thrive instead of merely survive What pressure? get tips on being more effective, reducing stress and overcoming pressure at work with mindfulness Open the book and find: How you incorporate mindfulness in your daily life The best ways to apply mindfulness at work Mindful exercises to do throughout the day How to boost your mental resilience Details on creating work/life balance How to improve team performance with mindfulness Tips on mindfulness for various business functions How to become a mindful leader Audio Downloads include over an hour of audio featuring the exercises from the book, to help you practise workplace mindfulness
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Mindfulness at Work 5 Chapter 1: Exploring Mindfulness in the Workplace 7 Chapter 2: Exploring the Benefits of Mindfulness in the Workplace 29 Chapter 3: Applying Mindfulness in the Workplace 49 Part II: Working with Mindfulness 75 Chapter 4: Practising Mindfulness Day to Day 77 Chapter 5: Boosting your Mental Resilience 97 Chapter 6: Discovering Mindfulness At Work Training 117 Chapter 7: Applying Mindfulness At Work Training 143 Chapter 8: Practising Mindfulness in the Digital Age 169 Part III: Mindfulness for Organisations 187 Chapter 9: Improving Team Performance with Mindfulness 189 Chapter 10: Using Mindfulness to Assist Different Business Functions 207 Chapter 11: Integrating Mindfulness with Coaching 225 Chapter 12: Commissioning Mindfulness Training in the Workplace 243 Part IV: Leading with Mindfulness 261 Chapter 13: Thriving on the Challenges of Leadership 263 Chapter 14: Leading without Boundaries 279 Chapter 15: Leading People, Change and Strategy 295 Part V: The Part of Tens 313 Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Be More Mindful at Work 315 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Improve Your Brain with Mindfulness 325 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Mindfully Manage Work Pressures 333 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to be Mindful in a Minute 341 Chapter 20: About Ten Resources for Further Study 349 Part VI: The Appendixes 357 Appendix A: Answers to Learning Check Questions 359 Appendix B: Summary of Research 361 Index 365

Master your mind, manage stress and boost your productivity! This book provides essential guidance for employees at all levels of an organisation who are seeking more focus and clarity in their work. Master your mind, manage stress and boost your productivity! Mindfulness at Work For Dummies provides essential guidance for employees at all levels of an organization who are seeking more focus and clarity in their work. It explains how mindfulness can help 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. The audio download contains guided mindfulness exercises and meditations suited to workplace scenarios, a core feature of mindfulness programmes. Mindfulness at Work For Dummies includes: An introduction to mindfulness, and how it can help improve working behaviour An explanation of how the brain retains new mindful working patterns. with a bit of practice! Useful tips on incorporating mindfulness into your working day How organisations can benefit from implementing mindful approaches to work Guidance for leaders on how mindfulness can help develop their leadership qualities Learn to: Master your mind by making time for mindfulness in your daily routine Use mindfulness to improve your resilience and wellbeing Improve team performance through mindfulness practice The guide to mastering your mind to improve your performance and overall wellbeing at work Master your mind and the rest will follow! This guide to mindfulness at work provides an overview of the concept of mindfulness and a program for improving your work performance and overall wellbeing. Find out how the brain incorporates new mindful work patterns and discover tips to incorporate mindfulness into your routine to truly shine at work! Be mindful! find out what mindfulness is and how it can help you in work and in your daily life Mindfulness at work discover how you can start the day mindfully and continue that way all day, every day Organizational mindfulness find out how to apply mindfulness to team building and for specific business functions Lead on discover how to be the leader you've always wanted to be by becoming mindful and learning to thrive instead of merely survive What pressure? get tips on being more effective, reducing stress and overcoming pressure at work with mindfulness Open the book and find: How you incorporate mindfulness in your daily life The best ways to apply mindfulness at work Mindful exercises to do throughout the day How to boost your mental resilience Details on creating work/life balance How to improve team performance with mindfulness Tips on mindfulness for various business functions How to become a mindful leader Audio Downloads include over an hour of audio featuring the exercises from the book, to help you practise workplace mindfulness

Also available in printed form ISBN 9781118727997

Electronic reproduction. Browns Books For Students. Mode of access: World Wide Web.