Mindfulness at Work For Dummies

Chapter 10

Using Mindfulness to Assist Different Business Functions

In This Chapter

Dealing with HR tasks mindfully

Tackling staff health

Helping the trainers

Improving customer service

Making marketing and PR more switched on

Cultivating mindfulness is a valuable skill for staff working at all levels of the organisation, in all business functions, in all industries. Mindfulness won’t diminish your drive for excellence and attention to what’s important. It won’t make you weak or ineffective, or brainwash you into donating all your worldly goods to a worthwhile cause in a far-flung corner of the world. Also, despite media portrayal of mindfulness, you do not have to sit cross-legged on a cushion, light incense or become religious!

To get the most from mindfulness, you really need to attend a course, and practise mindfulness each day, but these hints and tips should prove valuable to specific business functions. Many of the tips and techniques provided are equally applicable to multiple ...