Mindfulness and Leadership: A Program for Managers

Fundamental practices to be a more effective leader

The practice of mindfulness – centering your attention in the present – has been around for thousands of years.  A growing body of scientific research is demonstrating it can have a powerful impact on how leaders think, feel, act, relate, perform, lead and collaborate in a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. 

Today, many organizations are investing in mindfulness training programs for their managers and leaders to mitigate stress, gain mental clarity, and improve their decision-making and health.

This interactive workshop, facilitated by a long-term mindfulness and martial arts practitioner, will include breath-centered practice sessions that are put into context through the five virtues of great leaders. 

You will learn how to practically apply mindfulness tools to meetings you lead, difficult decisions you make and the ways you inspire your team.  The program is designed to provide the foundation for creating lasting personal change towards being a present, courageous and authentic leader.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this seminar, you will be able to:

• Learn the art of meditation starting with a focus on the breath, the science behind it and how to apply it to daily life as a manager and a leader
• Realize how stress is insidious and hampers clarity, good health, well-being and performance
• Learn to manage emotion and stress to move towards reason and logic to think rationally and make better decisions
• Realize the difference between managing and leading
• Learn the five virtues of a great leader and how being mindful helps to walk the talk
• Learn about situational leadership and how being mindful enables one to be flexible and strategic seeing the whole picture
• Learn coping strategies, methods, tools, and practice how to deal with a variety of difficult VUCA situations by learning to stay calm and grounded