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Fortune 500 Companies and Mindfulness
5 January 2016
Allison read Why Google, Target, and General Mills Are Investing in Mindfulness by Kimberly Schaufenbuel and thought the research and specific examples from Fortune 500 companies might help people convince themselves (and others) that mindfulness matters.
Tags: allison read, balance, leadership, mindfulness
I teach and write about mindfulness a lot. In these past posts, you’ll learn about the research that supports the mindfulness movement as well as my journey with implementing these practices in my own life and helping my clients to do the same. It’s been one of the most important tools in my leadership (and life) toolkit.
However, mindfulness is also not all about rainbows, peaceful meadows, soaring mountains, easy waves at the ocean, serenity and joy. Sometimes it brings up a lot of messy and unpleasant feelings and information. (Last Tuesday, I wrote about how that might even mean you’re doing it right!) I’ve learned that figuring out what to do with the more difficult aspects of mindfulness eventually leads to some of the best outcomes in my life.
When I talk about mindfulness with others, two of the most common questions I’m asked are, “Where’s the proof this stuff works?” and, “Are any REAL companies actually doing this?” In her Harvard Business Review post, Why Google, Target, and General Mills Are Investing in Mindfulness, Kimberly Schaufenbuel does a great job of answering both of these questions.
Schaufenbuel provides specific examples of how these Fortune 500 companies are using mindfulness: Aetna, General Mills, Intel, and Target. She also includes the programs Google and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have implemented. I think everyone will agree that these are six very REAL companies. I hope you’ll read her post, and let me know what you think.
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