Free Webinar on Why Mindfulness Makes Sense for Managers

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - March 26, 2013 - PRLog -- NORTHAMPTON, MA - Mirabai Bush, co-founder of The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and a key adviser to Google’s Search Inside Yourself curriculum, will host a free, one-hour webinar Working with Mindfulness: Research and Practice of Mindful Techniques in Organizations on Thursday, April 11, at 4pm EST.

Presented by publisher More Than Sound (www.morethansound.net), the webcast will feature a discussion with Jeremy Hunter, PhD, Assistant Professor of Practice at The Peter F. Drucker School of Management, about The Executive Mind, a series of executive education courses he created and has taught for the last decade, that seek to clarify and redefine how attention-training practices and cultivating quality of mind can enhance productivity and performance.

Dr. Hunter will share his unique experience of offering mindfulness methods to executives, and highlight why mindfulness is the necessary and fundamental skill for today’s knowledge worker environment. We will explore questions like:

-       How are we stuck in an old framework of productivity that inhibits real innovation?

-       What about today’s working environment makes mindfulness necessary?

-       What new vocabulary and methodology do we need to develop to meet our changing circumstances?

-       Is productivity what we should really care about anyway?

“Managers today are asked to improve performance at work with fewer resources and tighter deadlines, all while dealing with equally stressed employees and clients,” said Mirabai Bush, author of the CD Working with Mindfulness. “This combination leads to burnout and harms organizations. However some leaders are still suspect of introducing mindfulness-based exercises as a natural way to manage one’s responses to stress. I’m excited to hear Jeremy’s insights on how he overcomes the challenges of teaching these practical methods to executives.”

The discussion will also include a Twitter-generated Q&A (using the #workingwithmindfulness feed) and a short, guided mindfulness exercise led by Mirabai Bush. Access to the streaming recording of the webinar will be available on www.morethansound.net approximately one week after the live webcast.

Sign up for the free webinar on More Than Sound’s website: www.morethansound.net/WWMWebinar.php

About More Than Sound

More Than Sound collaborates with today’s leading thinkers to produce original audio and video content, podcasts, online trainings and books that spark and support personal growth. Our informational and inspirational work is centered on emotional intelligence, leadership, and mindfulness. (www.morethansound.net)

Contact Mike Sjostedt at 413-587-0818 or mike@morethansound.net for more information. Visit www.morethansound.net to learn more about More Than Sound.

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