Mindful Leadership encompasses concepts from more mature leadership models such as situational leadership, servant leadership, and authentic leadership. Although Mindful Leadership is a relatively new model, in relation to predecessors, its roots are grounded on ancient and time-tested leadership Asian and Greek philosophies. Below is a compilation of the 20 Traits of Mindful Leaders: Acceptance – They are able to accept and...
Could mindfulness save humanity from sick-dysfunctional AI? Last week I watched a video from the Global Mindfulness and Compassion Summit where Jamie Bristow shared the initiative created to provide UK politicians mindfulness training - Mindful Nation UK. According to research ethical decision making, focus, clarity and compassion can be significantly improved with mindfulness training and I believe a boost in those qualities...
By: Nathalie Heynderickx and Leonard Hoon, PhD WHY About 3 years ago I watched a TED Talk on AI and the one thing I can recall vividly was the statement made by this mature and grounded scientist saying "time is running out and we must develop a greater sense of urgency in embedding human values into AI before it is...
The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth and a great illustration of a favourite mantra: "Speed Up By Slowing Down." If you are wondering what the cheetah has to do with a Mindful-Agile Mindset, the answer is EVERYTHING. But let me get back to that later... Earlier this year I co-facilitated a workshop at 1st Conference, a non-orthodox conference dedicated to the Australian...
I recently published the articles WHAT IS MINDSET and WHY MINDSET MATTERS. In this piece Id like to explore the Fixed and Growth Mindset theory developed by Dr. Carol Dweck, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. The initial focus of Dweck’s research was to explore her students ability to cope with failure and to develop intelligence and...
