What if leaders could wave a magic wand and instantly improve their company culture while reducing their employee's stress? Military organizations and Fortune 500 companies accomplish these results every year through mindfulness-based programs.  No magic. Just time-tested techniques that deliver results.

 In this episode, I am speaking with Cecilia Howard, mindfulness and meditation workshop leader, to address misconceptions around mindfulness practices and explain how leaders can embrace the positive results from this practice. 

Leaders, join us In The Back Room, where we discuss: 

 ●    The Dalai Lama's thoughts on mindfulness & leadership

●     How one CEO used mindfulness to create the world's most powerful CRM system

●    The one thing leaders can do to overcome their trepidation around creating mindfulness practices

●     Myths surrounding mindfulness in the workplace

●     A quick exercise to manage stress

Key Takeaways:

●     Discover the biggest misconceptions about meditation- and how you can create a mindfulness practice

●     Learn what a beginners mind is - and how leaders can benefit from it

●     The practice of mindfulness meditation is not dependent on any religion or spiritual beliefs.

●     Unlearning negative responses to stress so that you can manage your life and business with more ease

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Get to Know the Host:

Bob Howard has over 30 years of sales and management experience and has spent the last 15 years leading a subsidiary of a Fortune 1,000 technology solutions company. 

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You can reach Cecilia Howard at cbhoward@mac.com or Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-howard-9b4191a4

Resources Mentioned In This Episode: 

UMass Center for Mindfulness: https://www.ummhealth.org/umass-memorial-medical-center/services-treatments/center-for-mindfulness

N.Y. Times Mindfulness Strategy: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/health/military-mindfulness-training.html

Dalai Lama HBR Article: https://hbr.org/2019/02/the-dalai-lama-on-why-leaders-should-be-mindful-selfless-and-compassionate

 CNBC Article on Salesforce.com Mindfulness Zones

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-why-we-have-mindfulness-zones.html

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