A key component of the Mindfulness Intervention is that learners are encouraged to practice Mindfulness daily in order to develop long-term changes. Team leaders and Health & Wellness Advocates will be advised to encourage participants to do the daily activities and to attend the weekly lunch sessions.
Numerous studies have been conducted on the benefits of Mindfulness Interventions. “Mindfulness is fundamentally connected to many aspects of workplace functioning” (Good et al., 2015). Based on the Organisational needs this case study is emphasizing four proposed results based on a strong evidence base.
To reduce work-related stress: “Stress and other emotional responses are components of complex interactions of genetic, physiological, behavioral, …show more content…
These cognitive gains, in turn, contribute to effective emotion-regulation strategies” (Davis & Hayes, 2012). These include increased levels of “emotional intelligence” (Walsh & Shapiro, 2006) and “improvements of attentional functions and cognitive flexibility” (Moore & Malinowski, 2009). Furthermore, this includes a reduction in “task effort and having thoughts that are unrelated to the task at hand” (Lutz et al., 2009). Moreover, Mindfulness practice creates “process improvements in team meetings, including more active listening, more discussion and collaboration, and greater respect among team members” (Singh et al.,2006). These multiple benefits can have a profound impact on employees health wellbeing and also performance in a work organisation. Despite these benefits, there is still not a clear position in the literature about how Mindfulness is useful to drive better results within organisations. “This is mainly because of difficulties in the measurement of its effects”(de Gasperis, 2015). {INSERT
Numerous studies have been conducted on the benefits of Mindfulness Interventions. “Mindfulness is fundamentally connected to many aspects of workplace functioning” (Good et al., 2015). Based on the Organisational needs this case study is emphasizing four proposed results based on a strong evidence base.
To reduce work-related stress: “Stress and other emotional responses are components of complex interactions of genetic, physiological, behavioral, …show more content…
These cognitive gains, in turn, contribute to effective emotion-regulation strategies” (Davis & Hayes, 2012). These include increased levels of “emotional intelligence” (Walsh & Shapiro, 2006) and “improvements of attentional functions and cognitive flexibility” (Moore & Malinowski, 2009). Furthermore, this includes a reduction in “task effort and having thoughts that are unrelated to the task at hand” (Lutz et al., 2009). Moreover, Mindfulness practice creates “process improvements in team meetings, including more active listening, more discussion and collaboration, and greater respect among team members” (Singh et al.,2006). These multiple benefits can have a profound impact on employees health wellbeing and also performance in a work organisation. Despite these benefits, there is still not a clear position in the literature about how Mindfulness is useful to drive better results within organisations. “This is mainly because of difficulties in the measurement of its effects”(de Gasperis, 2015). {INSERT