Work

Mindful.org's work category is your go-to resource for integrating mindfulness into your professional life. Our expertly curated content is designed to help you navigate the challenges of the workplace with composure and mindfulness. From enhancing productivity and creativity to managing work-related stress and building strong team relationships, our articles, tips, and practices equip you with the skills to thrive in your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
The Power of Humility: Breaking Confirmation Bias for Deeper Connection, Compassion, and Learning
Focus
The Power of Humility: Breaking Confirmation Bias for Deeper Connection, Compassion, and Learning 

Research shows that intellectual humility can offer far-reaching benefits for both individuals and our society as a whole. Leaders in mindfulness and research break down the science of overcoming confirmation bias and the self-work that can open us up to new perspectives, productive collaboration, and compassion. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce, Susan Kaiser Greenland, and Steven Hickman
  • September 14, 2023
Woman at her desk at work, with eyes closed and hands on chest, giving herself self-compassion and radical self-care
Work
How Radical Self-Care Can Transform Company Culture 

Humanizing the workplace is a powerful antidote to stress and alienation—especially in the age of hybridization. Creativity can flourish when we prioritize our mental well-being and choose to be vulnerable about our struggles—and it starts with industry leaders. Read More 

  • Andrew Swinand
  • May 10, 2023
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Physical Health & Pain
How to Lead a More Human Workplace 

A human workplace focused on employee well-being is crucial for maintaining and attracting top talent and setting people up for success. Here are eight ways leaders can create a culture where employees are healthy and happy. Read More 

  • Dori Kelner
  • April 26, 2023
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Mindfulness For
5 Ways to Navigate Workplace Stress as a Team 

By anticipating when a stressful event is on the horizon, and preparing to respond together, workers can reduce individual stress and burnout while transforming how they relate to workplace challenges. Read More 

  • Mara Gulens
  • December 13, 2022
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work 

Even at Mindful magazine, we have to pay attention to burnout at work. Former editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock shares how she and her staff hold kind space for each other, while holding each other accountable. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • December 13, 2022
10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement- 2022—Illustration of five diverse women in a line with a background of red, yellow, green, and brown foliage.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement: 2022 

In our fourth annual focus on women leaders of the mindfulness movement, ten women share what they’ve learned about living a life of meaning and purpose and how cultivating happiness fits into the equation. Read More 

  • Amber Tucker, Ava Whitney-Coulter, Kylee Ross, Oyinda Lagunju, and Stephanie Domet
  • July 16, 2022
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