Mindfulness is more than a tool, it’s a mindset…

I support your leaders to walk their talk and your people to align their behaviour with business values.

Every HR professional and People and Culture leader wants people to display above the line behaviours, like listening generously, being open, kind and committed to learning.

Why? Because these behaviours radically improve relationships and workplace culture.

It’s important not to leave these behaviours to chance – they need to be deliberately trained.

Unfortunately, most workplaces value busyness and productivity over human skills. The expected crazy busy pace at work is causing more stress and burnout and undermining what we’re trying so hard to achieve.

Humans are not designed to think well under constant pressure, they’re designed to react, often lashing out or avoiding conflict at all costs. These responses are unskilled, destructive and a nightmare to manage.

When leaders can’t regulate their emotions, they’re particularly toxic to business.

Nothing – and I mean nothing – has the power to interrupt unhealthy knee-jerk workplace behaviours better than finely tuned self-awareness (aka mindfulness).

The best leaders don’t shy away from difficult conversations or become aggressive. They know how to hold people to account by being firm and fair and in doing so they build trust.

People who trust their leaders are more engaged, productive and happier, and teams that feel psychologically safe do a much better job.

However, putting a shopping list of values on the wall and hoping people will magically translate those values into expected behaviours is naive.

People who purposely align their behaviour with business values are far more likely to do the right thing, which is a win-win for everyone.

That’s what I do.