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Mindfulness in my Company

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Mindfulness in my Company

Mindfulness is an important aspect that needs to be considered to boost the productivity

of any company. The desire to produce better results and increase profits has led to a decrease in

thought processes and procedures for making skillful decisions. These jobs help employees pay

the bills, occupy a large portion of their waking hours, and sometimes even give their lives

meaning. However, these occupations can be a source of substantial stress: tight deadlines, long

days, and uncomfortable conversations. Work, no matter what your job is, may be stressful.

Therefore, embracing mindfulness in my company is essential to solving such problems. For

instance, many firms, ranging from Google to General Mills, have begun to teach mindfulness in

the workplace in recent years. According to Dane and Brummel (2013), mindfulness is how

individuals are mindful in their work setting. Mindfulness involves seeing events without

evaluating, analyzing, or commenting on them; thus, conscious information processing is called

'pre-conceptual' (Hülsheger, Alberts, Feinholdt, & Lang, 2013). Therefore, this implies that an

attentive employee will take in what is going on in the office without reacting to it, but rather by

absorbing knowledge from their surroundings. They will approach their work and relationships

with coworkers and management with an unbiased perspective.

My organization applies various mindfulness principles to help workers feel more active

and present, and therefore more productive. These mindfulness principles include being

consciously present. Rather than merely acting mindlessly, being attentive at work is paying

attention to what is going on around the job and what is going on within them. Being mindful at

work entails being deliberately present in the task. For example, if an employee writes a report,

being mindful entails giving that task undivided attention. Setting aside a moment at the start of

each day to make a clear decision to be as present as possible at work is one method to help
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promote mindfulness in the workplace (Alidina et al., 2018). Another principle that can be

embraced is using short mindful exercises at work. Regular mindfulness practice helps to train

the brain so that it can more easily enter a conscious state. It also improves the functioning of the

brain. However, it is understandable that it may be challenging to set aside 30 minutes or so in

the job to engage in a mindful activity (Alidina et al., 2018). In addition, making stress, your

friend is another principle, which can be applied. According to the study, a person's ideas about

stress affect their health and well-being (Alidina et al., 2018). Even when people are under a lot

of stress, they have the lowest mortality rates if they believe that stress is beneficial to them.

Mindfulness can assist them in altering their perspective on stress, allowing them to 'make it

their friend.' When confronted with a workplace obstacle, they should be conscious of their

body's natural response.

Embracing mindfulness has numerous advantages for organizations and businesses. The

benefits gained through mindfulness in an organization include improved social relationships.

Improved social relationships result from mindfulness (Glomb et al., 2012). Having positive

interactions in the workplace can significantly impact the organization. They mitigate the

consequences of workplace pressures, increase employee well-being, and encourage

communication, creativity, and civic engagement activities (Glomb et al., 2012). According to

Glomb et al. (2012), mindfulness enhances healthy social interactions in the workplace via

various integral mindfulness processes, most notably empathy and response flexibility.

Employees who practice mindfulness are thus more likely to demonstrate better acceptance of

their coworkers without response (Glomb et al., 2012). Organizational effectiveness is highly

dependent on healthy interpersonal interactions in numerous ways. Some researchers suggest that

mindfulness training may increase social connectivity, demonstrating the critical role that
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mindfulness may play in workplace relationships and organizational performance (Glomb et al.,

2012).

Also, mindfulness enhances task performance in the organization. The role of

mindfulness in professional performance is determined by the nature of the activity and the work

context. Some mindfulness processes will benefit a wide range of work kinds. In contrast, others

will be more particular (for example, for jobs with a lot of emotional content, less rumination and

increased affective regulation may be the key to performance) (Glomb et al., 2012). It has also

been discovered that mindfulness is connected with fewer cognitive failures (such as forgetting,

distraction, and mistakes), implying that mindfulness may lead to better working performance

and fewer accidents (Glomb et al., 2012). Another reason mindfulness is essential is that it can

help employees combat and manage stress (Hyland et al., 2015). Chronic stress is a pervasive

issue in today's culture, maybe most notably at work. According to the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health (1999), 26% of workers report being "often or very frequently

stressed at work" (Hyland et al., 2015). Workplace stress has a tremendous impact not just on

individuals but also on organizational effectiveness. Workplace stress has cost American

businesses up to $150 billion each year since 1990. Mindfulness training has been shown to

improve employee health and wellness by reducing workplace stress and increasing resilience

(Hyland et al., 2015).

Lastly, mindfulness helps to enhance employee engagement. Mindfulness is vital in the

job because it increases concentration and reduces burnout (Hyland et al., 2015). Employees'

investment in their employment has been linked to higher employee happiness, lower intention to

leave, and improved corporate citizenship activities (Hyland et al., 2015). Mindfulness has been

related to increased employee engagement. Mindfulness has been linked to enhanced

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performance and a lower propensity to leave (Hyland et al., 2015). Mindfulness training may

help firms develop employee engagement and commitment, particularly in high-stress, high-

burnout occupations (Hyland et al., 2015).

In conclusion, it is beneficial to use mindfulness in an organization, as this will help the

organization boost its productivity while improving the welfare of the workers. Mindfulness

allows workers to control their stress at work and to remain consciously present at work. Also,

the organization boosts their productivity by improving employment relationships. The goal of

mindfulness is not to stop thinking or empty the mind. Instead, the point is to pay close attention

to your physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions to see them more clearly, without making so

many assumptions.
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