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A study of HR managers by the University of Washington says that
mindfulness helps us experience less stress and increase focus when
multitasking.

Making it work
Mindfulness can be introduced into the workplace in a number of
ways, including:
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offering it within leadership and management development
either explicitly as mindfulness or as modules on emotional
intelligence, self-management, resilience, wellbeing and
strategic thinking;
incorporating it into other learning and development
programs;
putting it into corporate social responsibility initiatives;
offering mindfulness-based stress management programs;
and
using it to underpin coaching practice and weaving it into
coaching interventions.

Of the coaches responding to the Mindfulness in coaching 2012
survey: 83% reported that they use mindfulness with their clients;
74% shared mindfulness practices with clients to carry out at home;
67% used it themselves in t he session; and 64% invited clients to do
mindfulness practices with coaching sessions.
Some 76% had no concerns about using mindfulness with clients.
They use mindfulness to help clients: become more self-aware (70%);
be calmer or less anxious (59%); manage stress (55%); be more
centred (55%); manage reactions or responses (51%); gain clarity
(47%); improve their wellbeing (45%); be more emotionally intelligent
(39%); and see the bigger picture (36%), among other reasons.

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