Mindfulness at Work For Leaders and Managers - Interest List

Course Code
50158043

Provider
OD&PL

Tutor(s):

Suitability
This programme is for University of Leeds Leaders/Managers with no
experience of mindfulness and Leaders/Managers who have done some
mindfulness training or practice and who wish to deepen it and explore
the application to their leadership role.

Date(s)
Further Information

Max Places:
50

Description
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The aim of this course is to introduce mindfulness and the mindfulness-
based approach to mental balance, personal effectiveness and responding
to stressful situations.

Rationale - Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose in the present
moment. It is an inherent human capacity that can be developed through
meditation based practices. Training develops the capacity to be open
and aware of a wider range of experience and to relate differently and
more effectively to both pleasant and unpleasant features of day to day
life. It involves paying conscious attention to thoughts, feelings and
body sensations in a way that increases awareness, acceptance and self-
compassion. This can help to manage difficult experiences, and create
space to make wise choices and decisions. Mindfulness Based Programmes
have shown them to be effective in reducing perceived stress and
enhancing resilience as well as improving relationships, sharpening
attention and aiding self-regulation and mental balance. The development
of attentional stability contribute to workplace outcomes; effectiveness
in task control and decision making, communication skills, conflict
management and collaboration; capabilities which are specified in the
University Leadership Excellence Behaviour framework.
There is growing evidence that the mindfulness skills can complement
those required for the leaders. ‘Mindfulness training and practice leads
to improvements in collaboration, resilience and leading in complexity’.
Reitz et al, 2016.

The mindful leader programme

The skills of Marcus Hill, Leadership Development Advisor (OD&PL) and
Sally Rose Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Teacher (SCPSS) are brought
together to offer this 2 day training in mindful leadership.

Day one – Learning to be mindful

The practice and theory of Mindfulness at Work. A mindfulness based
approach to establishing mental and emotional balance.

The difference between conscious mindful presence and running on
autopilot

The personal and professional power of being present

Mindful awareness of habitual patterns of mental functioning and
relating to experience

Creating mental space and moving from habitual automatic reactions to
chosen responses -the mindfulness mediated response

Mindfulness in working life

Personal practice – you will have a programme of guided meditation
practices and related exercises to practice in the three week period
between the two workshops.

Day two - The mindful leader and manager

Applying the skills and qualities of mindfulness based mental balance to
professional effectiveness.

From mindless to mindful work – making space internally and externally–
boundaries.

The mindfulness meditated HR decision or response

Situation analysis – and choosing rather than reacting

Change Strategies for Imposed Change and Inspired Change

Identifying when and where it most likely to be most helpful / difficult
– what presses your buttons

The overlap between mindful self-care and self-management and effective
HR work

Applications and insights

Taking it forwards in working life