The new book, Mindfulness in the Workplace: Cultivating Well-Being at Work, is now available through Amazon and 2nd Tier Publishing, Wimberley, Texas, as of June 11th.
What does the ancient practice of mindfulness have to do with stacks of files: deadline-driven and one heartbeat away from overwhelm?
It shows us how we can cultivate the clarity and well-being that are our birthright, even in the midst of chaos, the high-stakes trade-offs of competing demands, and rapid-fire change in the workplace.
Mindfulness practice trains our attention and orients us to the present moment, without judgment.
Praise for Mindfulness in the Workplace:
“This book is a valuable and practical guide for anyone in the workplace seeking assistance with enhancing focus, collaborating effectively, managing stress, and developing a toolkit for sustainable performance and well-being. It covers all the essentials and offers practices that can be easily integrated into daily life.”—Ruchika Sikri, General Partner, Wisdom Ventures, and Former Head of Well-Being and Mindfulness Learning, Google, Mountain View, CA
“The workplace definitely needs more mindfulness. Andrew Safer gives us a guide to how to make it happen.”–Scott Shute, author of The Full Body Yes, Founder, Changing Work, and Former Head, Mindfulness and Compassion, LinkedIn, Sunnyvale CA
“Do you ever feel like your brain is a hundred open browser tabs, all fighting for your attention? This book equips you with mindfulness techniques to conquer workplace chaos, boosting focus, creativity, and resilience for greater success.”–Garry Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer, Mindful.org, Mindfulness.com, Sydney, Australia
“This timely and important book shares genuine insights. This is a beautiful and essential handbook for all those interested in transforming the fabric of our working lives.”–Chris Tamdjidi, co-author of The Resilient Culture, and Co-Founder and Co-Director, Awaris GmbH, Cologne, Germany
Table of Contents
1 Attention in the Age of Digital Distraction
2 Digging In: What Is Mindfulness?
3 A Deeper Dive
4 The Power of Pausing
5 Seeing the Big Picture, Beyond the Details
6 Responding Instead of Reacting
7 Problem Solving and Innovation
8 Kindness & Compassionate Action
9 Navigating Stress, Uncertainty, and Resilience
10 In the Trenches: Participant Insights
11 Movers and Shakers: Companies
12 Movers and Shakers: Mindfulness Professionals
Excerpts
“Mindfulness practitioners are developing self-awareness of internal states, feelings, and emotions while orienting themselves to the present moment. In the workplace, they are better equipped to deal with stress without becoming swamped by it, and to manage distractions. This could mean “keeping your eye on the prize”—sticking to the priority and not being sidelined by all the issues that crop up in the run of the day.
“In the words of Bill George, Senior Fellow and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School and former CEO of Medtronic, “The clarity that comes with meditation enables me to escape from my never-ending ‘to do’ list, and concentrate on my most important priorities, not letting them be overtaken by the urgent, less important tasks that can be delegated.”*
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Mindful.org republished “Increase Your Agency by Responding Instead of Reacting” on June 11th…”Ever wonder why your emails tend to be better when you wait a little before replying? Choosing to take a pause before we act may sound simple, but it yields powerful results. Longtime mindfulness teacher and author Andrew Safer shares a few ways we can practice pausing, both at our job and everywhere in our life.”
https://www.mindful.org/increase-your-agency-by-responding-instead-of-reacting/
*Bill George, “The Tipping Point for Mindfulness”, Huffington Post, June 21, 2013.
“Workplace Mindfulness”
Andrew Safer developed his 10-session “Workplace Mindfulness” program in 2014/2015. Since then he has presented the training to staff, faculty, students, and library staff at Memorial University, sworn and civilian police officers of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, and a 4-session program to members of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador.
To learn more, click here: Workplace – Safer Mindfulness; Evaluation Outcomes
In November, Andrew completed the presentation of a 9-session weekly “Workplace Mindfulness” workshop series. For details, click here. For outcomes, stay tuned!
Andrew’s previous Mindfulness book was published in 2018…
