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EXCERPTS TOWNHALL
EXCERPTS FROM TOWN HALL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ON WELLNESS OF EMPLOYEES
AND ORGANIZATIONS
What business benefi ts can we hope to
derive from a mindfulness program at
work? Does it mean we need to send
employees for silent retreats? Who will
work in their absence?
What I am sensing in the first part of
the question is that is there relevance of
mindfulness in the corporate world. If I was
to start enlisting the benefi ts, at least 15 very
clear ones would come out. These would
be spread over 3 areas: managing yourself,
managing each other and infl uencing, and of
course leadership. To put it into context, the
aspect of real genuine employee engagement
is one of the fi rst things that start seeing a
positive shift once we start investing in these
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practices and the journey of mindfulness.
If an organisation was to look at these 3
broad pieces from a leadership perspective
they become the fi rst time manager, middle
management and top leadership development
programs. Really speaking, mindfulness helps
people to work much more collaboratively
with each other.
To the point about the need to send
employees for silent retreats – it is not
mandatory however it definitely helps for
us to deepen our personal journeys. As an
example, if you are stressed and need an
intervention, you have a range of options
to choose from – a friend, family member,
counsellor, psychotherapist, psychiatrist etc.