Work & Career

You spend a huge chunk of your life working. Mindfulness can make that time more focused, less draining, and more meaningful - whether you're dealing with a difficult boss, a packed calendar, or a career crossroads.
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How to harness willpower 

In this podcast, Kelly McGonigal, Mindful.org blogger and author of The Willpower Instinct, talks about strengthening willpower, especially when dealing with bad habits and distractions. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • April 25, 2012
Magazine
WSJ: Business schools embrace mindfulness 

A recent Wall Street Journal article points to the growing use of mindfulness instruction in business schools, partly in response to the practice's recent popularity in the corporate world. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • April 4, 2012
Expert Interviews
Parker Palmer on Contemplative Leadership 

Mindful publisher Jim Gimian and I were recently invited to take part in a special gathering of a group of people doing work in contemplative leadership that convenes periodically at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The group was the brainchild of Arthur Zajonc of the Center for Contemplative Mind… Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • March 30, 2012
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Expert Interviews
Search Inside Yourself 

Google’s own Chade-Meng Tan writes about the groundbreaking mindfulness-based training program—Search Inside Yourself—offered at one of the world's most successful companies. Read More 

  • Chade-Meng Tan
  • March 21, 2012
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Expert Interviews
Generosity of Learning 

Leadership coach Crane Wood Stookey offers these two practices to help train you in the attitudes of generous leadership.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • February 16, 2012
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