We have reached the last part of our series on mindfulness at work. Let’s now look at another very concrete way of being more mindful and bringing peace in difficult work situations. RAIN is an acronym for the four key principles of mindful transformation of difficulties. RAIN stands for Recognition, …
Now, although its benefits are clear and tangible (as neuroscience has shown through numerous studies conducted over the past 15 years), the practice of mindfulness and meditation requires stamina and perseverance ! Our modern hectic lives don’t always give us the chance to sit in meditation at 4 a.m for hours …
In the first part of this series, we discussed the importance of developing some form of emotional intelligence and self-awareness at work. Daniel Goldman (in his book) defined Emotional Intelligence as 5 interrelated domains : 1. Emotional self-awareness — knowing what one is feeling at any given time and understanding …
Have you ever paid attention to the fact that our workplace can really be a place of intense emotions ? Sure, it is a place of opportunities for personal achievements, success, camaraderie and even fun. But like in other areas of our lives, it can also be the crucible of …
Have you ever tried to wish for someone to “change” ? And yet feel that the other person would not do anything unless that genuinely came from her ? And at work, managers asking one of their team members to change, or do things differently ? And believe that, because …
What has a king to teach us on Leadership ? And a King who lived more than 5000 years ago ? I recently spend time in India in the state of Karnataka. On my way back, while waiting at the airport, I bought a book on leadership which I read on the …
People are unreasonable, illogical, self-centered …love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives …do good anyway. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies …be successful anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow …do good anyway. Honesty …
This is Part 2 of a series on the “Enemy Image Process at work“: Part 1 : Beginning to resent a colleague or your boss? 3 powerful steps to free you Part 2 : Beginning to resent a colleague or your boss? A real life Example We have discussed in …
This is Part 1 of a series on the “Enemy Image Process at work“: Part 1 : Beginning to resent a colleague or your boss? 3 powerful steps to free yourself Part 2 : Beginning to resent a colleague or your boss? Real life Example One of the topics in …
How often are you asking (yourself or others) this question: “Why is what I (you) do important to me (you)?” Really? Don’t we sometimes go in autopilot mode and do things without really checking within us why things are important, why they matter. For one, checking could help us stop …