mindfulness at work

Managing Difficult Workplace Conversations

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“In the best conversations, you don’t even remember what you talked about, only how it felt.” – John Green, Work is a hard place to have hard conversations. Workplaces are focused on results and time-sensitive outcomes, and so there will always…

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Staying Calm During Negotiation at Work

Staying Calm During Negotiation at Work 1920 811 The Conscious Professional

“During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.” – Brian Koslow Unless the only person you work with is you, then…

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How To Work Well Asynchronously

How To Work Well Asynchronously 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

Asynchronous work is a simple concept: Do as much as you can with what you have, document everything, transfer ownership of the project to the next person, then start working on something else. Preston Wickersham, Start-Up Mentor   Introducing Async…

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Reasons to Focus on Employee Wellbeing

Reasons to Focus on Employee Wellbeing 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

“Especially when you’re at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees for what they’re doing right, and it tends to lead to them doing more of the same. Not…

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How to Disagree Agreeably

How to Disagree Agreeably 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

“It’s okay to disagree with each other, what’s not okay is to hate each other because we disagree.” – Abhijit Naskar A few years ago, I was watching an interview with a recently retired speaker of the house of commons, John…

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Tips on Conscious Communication

Tips on Conscious Communication 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

“Communication works for those who work at it.” – John Powell Communication is not just key in every job, but in everyday life. However, communication at work, where efficiency and working relationships are involved, is especially tricky to get right.…

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Are You Setting Yourself Up For A Positive Workday?

Are You Setting Yourself Up For A Positive Workday? 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar Waking up from a night’s sleep, the slate is clean. You are on the edge of a new day. Although you will likely have…

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Mindful Moments for the Workday

Mindful Moments for the Workday 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

“Life is not measured by time. It is measured by moments.” – Armin Houman Mindfulness is as much a tool for our own wellbeing and mood as it is for our ongoing ability to be present, effective and productive.…

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Make Yourself at Home… At Work

Make Yourself at Home… At Work 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

“Home is not a place, it’s a feeling.” – Anonymous Working in an office-based job is a very different idea from what it was only a few years ago. No surprise there. The world of work and the world…

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Why Work Isn’t As Meaningful As You Thought (In Four Questions)

Why Work Isn’t As Meaningful As You Thought (In Four Questions) 1920 1080 The Conscious Professional

The journey of work is an odyssey of self-knowledge and self-development that consumes most of your time as an adult human – which is perhaps why 36% of adults admit to being unhappy with their experience of employment – this…

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