Mindfulness in the workplace is one of the most important trends that businesses are paying attention to. As part of a series dedicated to mindfulness we explain how implementing these practises in your organisation will make for a more productive and harmonious workplace. For HR leaders who are contemplating different strategies to help foster a healthier, happier and more productive workplace, here's a look at three key benefits of incorporating mindfulness into your work culture. 1. Better Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) affects the workplace at all levels, and mindfulness can help improve EI, according to Harvard Business Review (HBR). Mindfulness means being aware of our experiences, observing them without judgment, and responding from a place of clarity and compassion, rather than fear, insecurity, or greed. When mindfulness in the workplace helps teams achieve more emotional clarity, it can have numerous benefits, including:
Mindfulness in the workplace plays a critical role at keeping your team sharp, specifically by improving three features — stability, control and efficiency. Meditation allows people to learn how to manage distractions. Workers operate in a 24/7 environment of constant distractions with email, smartphones, social media, the 24-hour news cycle and multiple projects and deadlines. It's important for your employees to develop the skills to put their focus where it's needed most. 3. Enhanced Creativity As automation becomes more common and routine administrative tasks are completed by computers and algorithms, the real value that people bring to the table is creativity. Enhanced creativity can help develop new products, find innovative solutions to problems and redesign processes in an effective way. Studies show people are at their most creative when they're in a relaxed state. Relaxation allows people to look at problems differently, using divergent thinking to consider the widest range of potential solutions and hone in on the right one. Encouraging mindfulness in the workplace can support a stronger creative process. There's a strong case for introducing mindfulness in the workplace — from increased productivity to an improved employee experience. Mindfulness makes us more focused, more effective, and happier, to name just a few benefits. So it's little wonder why today, in multinational corporations and small businesses alike, more and more people are meditating on the job. If your organisation would like support on how to implement workplace mindfulness or is interested in our employee mindfulness courses get in touch with FD Consultants today. Mindfulness Exercise SeriesOver the next four weeks I will be releasing a series of mindfulness exercises that you can do at home, at your desk or when you find five minutes to truly focus on yourself and your mental wellbeing.
Please also do share these with your friends, family and colleagues, so we can all enjoy the benefits of mindfulness and stronger mental health.
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