Earlier this year the LATimes published a fantastic article by Robin Rauzi about applying mindfulness to business. It was one of the most thoughtful pieces of the genre so far. I was happy to be featured, but happier to see that people realize the mindfulness is more than just reducing stress, but integral to how knowledge workers can effectively function.
You can download the text of the article:
How can mindfulness create more effective leaders?
Michael Chaskalson and I explore the relationship between facing adaptive challenges and cultivating greater attention and awareness in our recently published chapter “Making the Mindful Leader: Cultivating Skills for Facing Adaptive Challenges” in the new Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Leadership, Change &OD. edited by Prof. Jonathan Passmore.
The final copy is available for sale here.
Here’s a link to a late-stage draft: MakingTheMindfulLeader_Draft