Corporate Mindfulness
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Increase emotional intelligence and happiness, improve relationships and optimise performance.
Mindfulness has become widely recognised and on-going research is proving its benefits in the workplace. Google, Microsoft, Nike and other major corporate companies are offering it to their employees to teach emotional intelligence, build resilience to stress and improve mental focus.
For many, the workplace can be stressful, we are bombarded by the persistent demand for emails, phone calls, reports and presentations etc which causes stress and anxiety.
We can lose focus, clarity and energy and also experience physical tension and lower immune systems. We can however, learn to relax and release the tension through learning the skill of mindfulness. We can shift to a healthier way of living, increase happiness and well-being, reduce stress and prevent burnout.
Find out more about Interlude’s evidence-based workshops and courses delivered in house or on-line.
Benefits to Mindfulness in the Workplace
Psychological and neuroscientific research has evidenced many benefits including:
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➡️ reduction in stress
➡️ increased levels of emotional intelligence
➡️ higher levels of personal resilience
➡️ enhanced communication skills
➡️ increased concentration and attention span
➡️ higher levels of well-being and overall work and life satisfaction
Chaskalson (2011)
Research for Mindfulness in the Workplace
Building a case for mindfulness in the Workplace.
“Over the last 10 years, no of working days lost to stress, depression and anxiety has increased by 24% and the number lost to serious mental illness has doubled.
60% of long term work absence is cause by mental ill health.
CIPD recently found that 3 in 5 employers report an increase in mental health problems in the last year but only half considered they can support their staff with these issues. ”