Mindful workplace
Articles and discussions on mindful practices in the workplace.
Mindful workplace
Women: do they make good coaches?
When I started my career in IT, I was often the only woman on the team. What I observed was that men operated differently and I had to learn to adapt to a new set of team social rules. In my experience men are;
- much more direct
- may even shout at you when irritated
- not hold a grudge afterwards.
Having a mentor to help with this learning became an imperative for me and was enormously beneficial.
If like me you are in the second half of your career, you may have ruminated on how you operate in the workplace. Meeting up with a former manager from my youth, he reminded me how when I first worked for him I did not speak up in a group situation, even when he knew I had some good ideas. This is not an uncommon trait in a woman at work.
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Mindfulness at work
Finding your Inner You
Many of us have two halves to our lives – work and home. In your home life you can easily choose to experience more mindfulness and being present in your life. We can also practice meditation, yoga, reiki which are all good for your body and soul. The question is;
“How can you bring mindfulness into your hectic business day where your schedule is often not your own?”
This series of articles aims to give you some ideas, hints and tips to be used in your work life. The first is;
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Unilever Wellbeing Zones
Gone are the days when resting on the job was considered lazy and unproductive. Recent Psychological and scientific studies say sleep health leads to greater employee innovation, productivity, job satisfaction and quality of life.
Well done Unilever for launching a Wellbeing Zone at your corporate offices – a space for mindfulness, meditation, rest, and recovery. Read more in the article below.