Mindfulness is the essence of engagement

Why is everyone at Google meditating? Hold up, why is everyone at Deutsche Bank, General Mills, Virgin, P&G, Apple and Sony meditating too?

More and more, the big names are demonstrating their belief that mindfulness programs not only work but work at many levels and in numerous ways.

Here’s a flavour of the sort of benefits they are experiencing:

By teaching emotional intelligence, people better understand their colleagues’ and clients’ motivations. A team that pulls together, wins together.

Participation also boosts resilience to stress and improve mental focus. Participants report being calmer, more patient, and better able to listen. They also say the program helped them better handle stress and defuse emotions. Say goodbye to boardroom melt downs and snipey comments throughout the organisation

Bringing mindfulness to the workplace has scientifically proven to decrease people’s stress levels while improving focus and clarity, listening and decision-making skills, and overall well-being. Get more done, more smoothly, at every level

Perhaps most importantly from a management perspective, mindfulness gives employees permission to think.

Being fully present — and allowing your team to be fully in the moment — will reap rewards on a personal and professional level. When an agency lives or dies by its ideas, why not give your people the edge?

If it’s good enough for these organisations there must be more to the story and there is:

  • 89% of General Mills Senior Execs said they had become better listeners as a result of 'mindfulness' training 

  • 82% said they now make time to eliminate tasks with limited productivity value (General Mills findings)

  • 80% reported a positive change in their ability to make better decisions (General Mills findings)

MINDFULNESS IS FOR YOU IF:

-  You want to experience a sense of calm throughout your day...no more swan effect (calm on the outside, paddling like crazy underneath)

-  You want to improve your focus and mental clarity – gliding through your ‘to-do’ list despite what curve balls (read: unexpected opportunities) come your way

-  You want to respond to your day rather than react

-  You want to understand your colleagues’ and clients’ motivations, cultivating Emotional Intelligence rather than just write them off

-  You are eager to encourage a more panoramic perspective in yourself and your teams, enabling you and them to effectively manage change

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

An immersive introduction that will serve you for years to come

-  A 45 minute tailored workshop giving the background, science and an experience of various mindfulness approaches

-  A ‘toolbox’ of relevant, effective, easy to use tips and practices which attendees can apply throughout their lives (work and personal) whenever, wherever

-  Authentic, industry relevant themes tailored specifically to the needs of your business and teams e.g. Integrating growth, navigating change,

-  With regular practice, a balanced experience at work which will generate productivity, spark creativity and encourage brave work worthy of awards

The approaches that I share work - 100% of participants said they felt better equipped to deal with stressful situations following the workshop and 98% of participants said they are very likely to continue to use the approaches experienced at work too.

The simple mindfulness techniques can be used anywhere; they create a focused mind, dissolve procrastination and encourage balanced thinking. This results a flexible mindset, able to respond rather than react to ever changing situations.


“Nina’s an excellent facilitator. All attendees raved about the different approaches Nina taught and how adaptable these were to their everyday life. I would thoroughly recommend this to any potential employers thinking about introducing Mindfulness into their wellbeing offering.”

Fraser Sinclair, HR Director, Golin (IPG)