Mindfulness Meditation Leadership Development: The Art of Non-achievement

Mindfulness Meditation for Leaders

Are you working in a company or law firm where leaders recognize the value of daily meditation practice? Do leaders in your company or law firm stay calm and focused when faced with new challenges and uncertainty?

One of the most powerful questions one can ask is “Does our company culture encourage leaders meditating to better manage stress?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent leaders frequently meditate to stay calm under pressure and make better decisions.

The Art of Non-achievement

Practice mindfulness meditation with non-achievement in mind. Meditation’s benefits are attained by exercising unseen “leadership muscles” as you sit still. You can then exert these muscles at work and in all aspects of your life to make a lasting contribution to your world.

Ten leadership talents developed through meditation are presented in Michael Carroll’s book "The Mindful Leader: Awakening Your Natural Management Skills Through Mindfulness Meditation" (2008):

Simplicity   Enthusiasm
Poise         Patience
Respect     Awareness
Courage     Skillfulness
Confidence Humility

These skills develop with practice and can then be applied with a natural ease and familiarity.
Leading others is no small task, requiring a poised, courageous, down-to-earth acknowledgment of reality. Unfortunately, many leaders hang onto delusions of control and prefer the status quo, unwilling to face the risk of being uncomfortable or fearful.

When you slow down, you gain a realistic picture of what’s going on instead of speeding through your day—or worse, speeding through your life. Meditation and mindfulness are invitations to become more fully human. In everyday leadership, they confer the power to have a real impact on your organization.

Working with a seasoned executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help you become a leader who benefits from practicing meditation on a regular basis. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become happily engaged and aligned with the vision and mission of your company or law firm.

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Comments

[Jann Freed]

Michael Carroll is one of my favorite authors on this subject. Do you know about his newsletter: Awake at Work? Jann Freed

[Felzia - Guided Meditation cd]

Mindfulness Meditation will have many benefits, the most i got was positive thinking atitude.usually i think negative before geeting into a work, so maximum of the time i can't succeed in the work, i become very much depressed so one of my friend adviced me to follow mindfulnes meditation. when i got depressed i simply sit in a quite place close my eyes and meditate for 10-15 minutes and become relaxed. I got good result on practicing such technique.

[Ollivia - Meditation Cd]

I don't no the difference between Meditation and Mindfulness meditation. Is it similar or different practicies. Now i am doing Meditation in every early morning. But not having any idea about Meditation.