Chapter 5
Case study 2: Tim Neild, Royal Navy Commander
IN THIS CHAPTER
The impact of mindfulness on Tim’s work
How mindfulness improves your ability to work under pressure
Mindfulness techniques that are part of everyday life
Tim’s career spans 25 years in the Royal Navy as a Warfare Officer, at the sharp end. He has spent the majority of that time at sea, in various operational scenarios worldwide. He has Commanded four Warships on operations, as well as holding senior staff positions in the United Kingdom Task Group, protecting his nation’s interests worldwide.
Recently Tim spent a year at Cranfield University undertaking an MBA programme before returning to the Royal Navy Headquarters to take up a staff position in Acquisition.
The Impact of Mindfulness on Tim’s Work
Tim has lots of examples of how mindfulness is helping him in his work as a naval leader. He feels that ‘the net effect of mindfulness is that my performance has increased and the quality of my output has improved’.
Mindfulness has become an integral part Tim’s daily routine: ‘I use it all the time. It’s not something where I specifically say, “and now I am deploying mindfulness to do this”. I’ve just got into a space now where it’s just part and parcel of my everyday life’.
When Tim compares his life now, post mindfulness, to his life pre mindfulness he says, ‘I genuinely think it’s had a positive effect on my performance. I liken it to having a volume button for your brain’.
Working under pressure ...
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