Discovery

Session Summary

At the 2024 Mindful Leader Summit, Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a Harvard-trained cardiologist and mindfulness expert, delivered a powerful session on the mind-heart connection and its implications for leadership, health, and well-being. With his unique perspective bridging medicine and mindfulness, Dr. Fisher highlighted timeless wisdom and cutting-edge science to inspire a transformative approach to living and leading.

Key Highlights  

• The Ancient Connection of Mind and Heart: D…

By The Mindful Leader Team

As we step into 2025, the evolving landscapes of mindfulness and workplace wellness are being illuminated by insights from leading reports by the World Economic Forum, Gallup, Gartner, Wellable, and CNET. This first article in our Mindfulness and Workplace Wellness Research Round-Up series explores key findings from these influential sources. From the rising prominence of mental health benefits and resilience programs to challenges like employee disengagement, leaders…

By The Mindful Leader Team

What if the key to developing genuine servant leaders wasn't another leadership framework, but rather teaching them to be more present? Could team mindfulness be the secret weapon that helps organizations thrive under pressure? And what happens when we extend mindfulness training beyond the typical 8-week program?

As 2024 draws to a close, we've seen fascinating developments in mindfulness research that challenge conventional wisdom and open new possibilities for bot…

Session Summary

At the Mindful Leader Summit, Lili Powell, Ph.D., a renowned expert in mindful leadership and a faculty member at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, delivered a compelling session on harnessing leadership strategies to foster post-traumatic growth (PTG). The session explored how leaders can cultivate resilience and growth in the aftermath of adversity. Key principles included guiding teams through reflection, creating safe spaces for growth, and modeling eff…

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we examine the effectiveness of treating anxiety with MBSR as opposed to the common antidepressant escitalopram. Then, we shift to the workplace, exploring why individual mental health initiatives tend to fail and why organizational changes are needed. Lastly, we review the findings of the Sapiens-Lab Work Culture & Mental Well-Being Report as well as the Mind the Workplace 2024 report from Mental Health America. We have summarized the main ideas and key t…

By Mo Edjlali, Mindful Leader Founder & CEO

Election Day has arrived, and if you're like me, you're already caught in that familiar cycle of refreshing browsers into oblivion. (Yes, I've checked mine three times while writing this sentence.) There's a tide of emotions rising in all of us – that mixture of hope, anxiety, and anticipation that comes with days like this. We're holding our breath together, our hopes flickering like candles in the wind, asking ourselves those big questions: "What if…

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At the Mindful Leader Summit, Jacqueline Carter, Partner and North America Director for Potential Project, delivered a compelling session on compassionate leadership. The session explored the critical differences between empathy and compassion in leadership and introduced actionable frameworks that balance both compassion and wisdom. Key principles included avoiding emotional hijack, leading with compassionate action, and fostering organizational cultures where compassion and to…

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we look at data on rising employee stress levels as well as a German study suggesting that cutting back on screen time can boost workplace motivation. Then, we shift to a review of mindfulness-based interventions in education before considering how the workplace might help curb the loneliness epidemic. Lastly, we examine a study on the benefits of MBSR for cervical cancer patients. We have summarized the main ideas and key takeaways below with links to the…

Session Summary

A powerful session at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit, led by Andy Lee, a renowned mindfulness expert, explored how mindfulness and breath work practices can be effectively integrated into challenging work environments. The session outlined practical approaches to stress reduction, backed by research, and highlighted the importance of tailoring wellness programs to meet the needs of diverse employee groups. Key principles discussed included the efficacy of breath work, its adapta…

By The Mindful Leader Team

This month, we first look at how hope might be more important than mindfulness in times of stress before reviewing the key findings of this year’s Well-Being at Work report. Then, we explore the effectiveness of telehealth mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain treatment as well as Gen Z’s skills and expectations in the workplace. We conclude with the surgeon general’s advisory addressing the mental health and well-being of parents. We have summarized the ma…