Mindfulness At Work Essentials For Dummies

Index

• A •

ABC of mindfulness, 16

Ability, in ADKAR model, 148

acceptance, effect on resilience, 19

accepting, being, 53

ADKAR model for change management, 148

agility as leadership skill, 149

air, commuting by, 48–49

ambiguous world, living in, 134

amygdala, control of, 19

anonymity in evaluation, 121

anxiety, breathing through, 49

approach mode, being in, 13

attendance at sessions, 124

attention training, 8

attitudes, examining, 52–54

Authentic Leadership, Bill George, 137–138

authentic leadership

process of, 137–138

questionnaire, 138–140

authenticity as leadership skill, 149

avoidance mode, being in, 12–13

Awareness

in ABC of mindfulness, 16

in ADKAR model, 148

awareness of thoughts, developing, 11

• B •

balanced approach to technology, 77

beginner’s mind, adopting, 53

behaviours, embedding new, 156–158

Being, in ABC of mindfulness, 16

being kind to yourself exercise, 136

benefits for employees, 17–25

body, effect of mind on, 65–66

body check, three-step, 55

body scan, exercise, 55

bottom line, looking beyond, 159

boundaries, creating, 51

brain

hidden rules of, 9–10

processing of work tasks by, 12–13

rewiring, 42–45, 73

breath exercise, 54–55

breathing through anxiety, 49

burnout, identifying susceptibility to, 33

busy, being too, 7

• C •

car journeys, making more mindful, 47

centring exercise, 155

challenges in learning, overcoming, 14–15

change

dealing with frequent or constant, 167

managing, 36–37

positive strategies for, 149–158

change management website, 149

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