Research

Mindfulness is making its way into the world of business.  Mainstream organizations are experiencing the benefits of the impact that Mindfulness can have on leadership, productivity, health benefits, happiness and creativity to name a few.  We have listed below some of the current relevant research and application of Mindfulness in business.

Links to Articles:

This article discusses businesses that are using Mindfulness in the workplace and it’s impact:

http://www.naturakademin.se/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Mindful-leadership_Exploring-the-value-of-a-meditation-practice_2011.pdf

This article discusses how compassion and the contemplative practice of mindfulness has a role in developing effective leaders :

http://www.billgeorge.org/page/mindful-leadership-compassion-contemplation-and-meditation-develop-effective-leaders

This article, co-authored by Yvonne Stedham, Ph.D. and Bill Kuechler, Ph.D., discusses mindfulness in the workplace:

http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2014/05/02/unr-biz-column-mindful-stressful-biz-world/8595033/

This article in Time Magazine highlights the Mindful Revolution that is taking place:

http://time.com/1556/the-mindful-revolution/

Academic Publications:

Reb, J., Narayanan, J. and Chaturvedi, S. (2014). “Leading Mindfully: Two Studies of the Influence of Supervisor Trait Mindfulness on Employee Well-Being and Performance.” Mindfulness 5(1): 36-45.

Dane, E. (2011). “Paying Attention to Mindfulness and Its Effects on Task Performance in the Workplace.” Journal of Management 37(4): 997-1018.

Dane, E. and Brummel, B. (2013). “Examining workplace mindfulness and its relations to
job performance and turnover intention.” Human Relations 67(1): 105-128.

Glomb, T., Duffy, M., Bono, J. and Yang, T. (2011). “Mindfulness at Work.” Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management 30: 115-157.