Mindfulness in Organizations

Mindfulness: A Current Perspective for Responsiveness and Effective Performance in Organisations

In today's rapidly changing business world, not only the physical but also the mental and emotional health of employees is of great importance. Stress, intense work pace and ever-increasing demands directly affect the performance and overall happiness of employees. At this point, mindfulness - mindfulness-based approaches become a valuable resource for organisations.

 

Mindfulness practices help employees to focus on the moment, increase their efficiency and productivity by freeing their minds from intense thoughts and stress factors. Research shows that mindfulness exercises not only make individuals more productive in business life, but also improve their empathy and communication skills.

 

Why do you need it?
If the answer to the following questions is mostly ‘YES’ for you, what you need is to know and live mindfulness practices.

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Do you spend hours in the office, but at the end of the day you realise that you haven't actually done anything?

Do you actually do nothing while looking at the same page on the computer for minutes on end?

Do you take longer to do a job that could be done in a shorter time by dealing with other unnecessary things?
Is your mind somewhere else while your body is at work in the office?

Do you feel tired and exhausted due to your workload?

Do you catch yourself constantly thinking about the past or the future?

Do you go somewhere in the office and then forget what you went there for?

At the end of the day, have you not done what you should have done and actually done what you did not plan to do that day?

 

Do you feel that you are performing at a much lower level than your potential?

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Do you can't help but repeat thoughts that occupy your mind?

Are you frightened by unpleasant feelings?

Do you want to make the best decision, but realise that you can't?

Do you try to control everything because it is difficult for you to tolerate the unknown?

 

International companies such as Apple, Lululemon, P&G, General Mills and Target direct all their employees from senior managers to Mindfulness practices.

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Gains Expected After Mindfulness Practices in Organisations

 

Stress Reduction and Resilience: Improves employees' ability to cope with daily stress and increases their resilience in the face of challenging situations. Developing the ability to recognise our sensations, especially the bodily ones, and to catch the early signals of psychological processes from our body.

Focus and Productivity: To learn the skills to be in the present moment with mindfulness and to recognise the tendency of our attention to go disproportionately to the past and the future and to focus more efficiently on the present moment at work. It allows them to focus better on work with a calmer mind and use their time more efficiently.

Communication and Co-operation: Mindfulness strengthens communication and co-operation within the team as it enables individuals to be more sensitive to both themselves and their colleagues.

Creativity and Innovation: A calm mind favours the emergence of innovative ideas and creative solutions.

 

 

To summarise, through mindfulness practices, employees can both get to know themselves better and strengthen their methods of coping with stress and focus on their work more effectively and productively. In this way, the corporate culture undergoes a positive transformation and contributes to long-term success.