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    Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out
    Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out
    Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out
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    Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out

    Written by David Gelles

    Narrated by Nick Podehl

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    A New York Times reporter reveals what business leaders around the country are already discovering: meditation may be the key to fostering a happier, more productive workplace.

    For the past few years, mindfulness has begun to transform the American workplace. Many of our largest companies, such as General Mills, Ford, Target, and Google, have built extensive programs to foster mindful practices among their workers. Mindful Work is the first book to explain how all sorts of businesses and any kind of worker can benefit from meditation, yoga, and other mindful techniques. As a business reporter for the New York Times who has also practiced meditation for two decades, David Gelles is uniquely qualified to chart the growing nexus between these two realms. As he proves, mindfulness lowers stress, increases mental focus, and alleviates depression among workers. He also offers real-world examples of how mindfulness has benefited companies that have adopted it—from the millions of dollars Aetna has saved in health-care costs to the ways Patagonia has combined leadership in its market with a pervasively mindful outlook.

    Gelles's revelatory book picks up where bestsellers like Thrive and 10% Happier leave off, by detailing how mindfulness works in and for the companies that adopt it, revealing the profound impact mindfulness can have on the world of work. Mindful Work goes beyond other books on the subject by providing evidence for the practical benefits of mindfulness and showing readers how to become more mindful themselves.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 10, 2015
    ISBN9781491551905
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    David Gelles

    DAVID GELLES is a staff writer for the New York Times Sunday Business section. Previously, he was a correspondent for the Financial Times, and his work has appeared in Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He has also practiced meditation regularly for over a decade, ever since studying the technique while living in India.

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      EXACTLY the book I was looking for! This overview of Mindfulness elegantly captures its many public perspectives, key leaders, and workplace applications. It’s a very smooth read and provides the reader with a very informative and insightful take on Mindfulness. 10/10