The Essence of Mindfulness in Leadership - a Conversation with Jenny Steadman of Potential Project

16/02/2023 59 min Temporada 3 Episodio 31
The Essence of Mindfulness in Leadership - a Conversation with Jenny Steadman of Potential Project

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Meet Jenny Steadman, Acting Director of Potential Project and my first guest in conversation for Season 3 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast. The topic of our conversation was, in my opinion, the perfect choice for the start of a new business year,  ‘The Essence of Mindfulness in leadership’.
Here are some of the many topics we covered. You can listen to the podcast on all major platforms and the BrainSmart website:-
A synopsis of Jenny’s eclectic career, starting out as a classical musician
Jenny’s interesting introduction to mindfulness
A working, practical definition of mindfulness
Why we need mindfulness more than ever before as leaders
Practical tips to catch moments of stillness
The power of a short body scan
Using mindfulness to quickly destress
Supercharging our insight when it comes to making judgements
The link between mindfulness and mitigating bias
The benefits of cognitive flexibility
How mindfulness came into mainstream business
Mindful mayonnaise!
The increase in peer-reviewed research on the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace
The work of the Potential Project
The interesting impact of mindfulness on physical safety in the workplace
Compassionate Leadership – How to do hard things in a human way (book link in the comments)
When care is a barrier to action
How empathy can be a double-edged sword
The difference between empathy and compassion
What it means to be fully present
Two small yet effective strategies to experience mindfulness

You can connect with Jenny using the following links:-
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-steadman/
Jenny’s website https://www.jennysteadman.com.au/
Potential Project https://www.potentialproject.com/
Client case studies - https://www.potentialproject.com/clients
Compassionate Leadership – the book - https://www.compassionateleadershipbook.com/
Mindful mayonnaise! https://www.godairyfree.org/product-reviews/earth-balance-mindful-mayo
 
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