Leaders play a big role in creating the type of environment that promotes mental and emotional well-being and in making it safe to discuss this topic in the workplace. What are some of the things they could be doing?
Three Leadership Lessons Yoga Can Teach Us In A Digital World
We grapple with distractions daily as leaders, including putting out fires, emails, and other disruptions from our technology. That's why it's so important to know who we are as leaders and what priorities drive us. Keeping that knowledge in the forefront of our minds deepens our focus and our effectiveness. Here are some leadership lessons Yoga can teach us.
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How To Practice Gratitude
Why Leaders Need Meditation Now More Than Ever
The survival part of our brain (mainly the amygdala) kicks in when we perceive a threat and causes our focus to narrow. This is helpful when we face an immediate threat, but it also means our thinking can follow unproductive patterns: we are more likely to engage in worst-case scenario thinking or, alternatively, deny the threat; we have less access to the creative and analytical parts of our brain; and we are impaired in our ability to empathize, listen, and relate to others. Unfortunately, those are the exact skills we need as leaders in times of crisis.