Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
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- Title
- Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out
- Author
- Gelles, David
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0544227220
- ISBN 13
- 9780544227224
For the past few years, mindfulness has begun to transform the American workplace. Many of our largest companies, such as General Mills, Ford, Target, and Google, have built extensive programs to foster mindful practices among their workers. Mindful Work is the first book to explain how all sorts of businesses and any kind of worker can benefit from meditation, yoga, and other mindful techniques. As a business reporter for the New York Times who has also practiced meditation for two decades, David Gelles is uniquely qualified to chart the growing nexus between these two realms. As he proves, mindfulness lowers stress, increases mental focus, and alleviates depression among workers. He also offers real-world examples of how mindfulness has benefited companies that have adopted it — from the millions of dollars Aetna has saved in health-care costs to the ways Patagonia has combined leadership in its market with a pervasively mindful outlook.
Gelles's revelatory book picks up where bestsellers like Thrive and 10% Happier leave off, by detailing how mindfulness works in and for the companies that adopt it, revealing the profound impact mindfulness can have on the world of work. Mindful Work goes beyond other books on the subject by providing evidence for the practical benefits of mindfulness and showing readers how to become more mindful themselves.
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Brimming with insights and backed up with solid research, Mindful Work takes us to the front lines of a revolution that is transforming the business world." Arianna Huffington
Gelles has done a masterful job of capturing the mindfulness movement . His candid analysis and his dialogue with people from all facets of this movement paint a wonderfully clear view of a potent proposition for living and working in better ways." Scott Kriens, chairman, Juniper Networks, and director, 1440 Foundation
In this compelling book, Gelles describes how apparent paradoxes can resolve into a business culture where taking a breath is part of making a buck. Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together
In this wise and revealing work, David Gelles explains how Eastern wisdom is transforming the Western workplace. Smart, hopeful and inspiring, this is a book with a wide reach and a clear focus. Mark Epstein, author of The Trauma of Everyday Life and Thoughts without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective
This stunning new book isby far the most insightful, practical guide to mindfulness and meditation. Gelles, who has deep experience with mindfulness, takes us inside leading companies like Google, General Mills, Aetna, and Patagonia to show how meditation is transforming workplaces. Mindful Work could change your life. Bill George, Harvard Business School, former CEO of Medtronic, and author of True North
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