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SPECIAL SECTION: MANAGING DURING UNCERTAINTY
group of executives. The results were based on physical
measurements, such as blood cortisol levels and blood
pressure, as well as self-reported stress levels, mood, and
emotional well-being. This is consistent with a larger
body of research showing that mindfulness positively
impacts mental health, mood, chronic pain, attention, and
memory.
Integrating mindfulness training into company culture can
also have a dramatic impact on how employees interact
and work together, as well as how they experience stress.
Studies have shown that mindfulness does not just change
how people feel, but actually physically transforms parts
of the brain responsible for regulation of attention,
behavior, and memory.
Mindfulness has been shown to improve a variety of key
metrics, including the following.
1. Improved focus and concentration. One of the most
well-documented outcomes of mindfulness training is
improvement in concentration and focus.
Mindfulness techniques, in their many forms, have two
common features:
* the self-regulation of attention; and
* the use of breathing to regulate the autonomic nervous
system.
In addition, mindfulness exercises actually cause physical
changes in brain, including increased density of the brain
in the area that is associated with attention and memory,
the hippocampus. Building up the hippocampus may help
improve focus and working memory.
2. Increased cooperative relationships and collaboration.
Studies show that mindfulness training also helps
people work together more successfully. There are some
physiological reasons for the improvements in cooperation
and collaboration. The anterior cingulate cortex
is associated with self-regulation, which positively impacts
the ability to purposefully direct attention and behavior,
suppress inappropriate knee-jerk responses, and switch
strategies flexibly. Individuals who practice mindfulness
demonstrate a greater ability to practice self-regulation, a
critical skill in working well in a team setting.
Practicing mindfulness has also been shown to boost
empathy. Empathy is a key factor in improving cooperation
and collaborative working relationships, and reducing
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problematic behaviors like verbal abuse in the workplace.
3. Better problem-solving skills. Mindfulness practice is
reported to boost problem solving. Researchers looked
at the divergent thinking skills of engineering students
and found that mindfulness enhanced creative problem
solving.
While the exact mechanism connecting mindfulness with
problem solving is still being investigated, scientists can
show that the pre-frontal cortex (the thinking/reasoning
part of the brain located behind the forehead) is activated
and strengthened by mindfulness training. This part of the
brain is responsible for sophisticated decision making.
Embracing Mindfulness to Improve Employee Experience
Mindfulness is a skill that requires practice, and there are
guidelines to follow when it comes to implementing a
mindfulness program.
Building on prior research into how mindfulness improves
the employee experience, a study in the Journal of
Occupational Health Psychology found that mindfulness
improved both productivity and overall job satisfaction.
This study also provides guidance on how to implement a
mindfulness training program, revealing that a six-week
mindfulness class that meets one hour per week was more
helpful that a half-day program where all of the content
was delivered in one sitting.
Research also clearly shows that individuals can train their
brains to form new habits like practicing mindfulness. The
key is to keep repeating those new activities until they are
second nature. This research confirms earlier studies on
" habit-formation " that showed that repetition is key.
Establishing a mindfulness training program can help
employees reduce stress as well as support a positive
work environment. For best results, organizations should
to teach employees how to practice, provide sufficient
time between training sessions, and allow the repetition
necessary to form a new practice.
Tara Antonipillai is founder of Tara Antonipillai Wellness.
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