Peter Weng

1. Mindfulness-based Emotional
Intelligence for Leaders

3. Autopilot
Aware

4. Productive
Interactions
Focus Well-being

5. RESPONSE TO THREAT
"Fight or Flight” overrides cognitive functions

6. Mindfulness

7. SELF-AWARENESS

8. (Nummenmaa et al.2013)

9. Attention Training

10. Follow
Breath
Distraction
Reorientation
of Attention
Notice
Distraction
MEDITATION PROCESS

11. 1. Attention to breath
2. Relax body
3. Ask: What’s important now?
3 Breath Micropractice
Three Breaths

12. 1. Initial Setup and Infrastructure
2. Assess Impact
3. Ongoing Programs
4. Integrate into Culture
Organizational Implementation

13. Seeding
- Speakers
- Informal groups
- Pilot programs, subsidies
Infrastructure
- Website, distribution list
- Library/online resources
- Meditation room(s)
Starting a Mindfulness Program

14. Changes in cortical thickness
(Lazar et al. 2005)
Greater work satisfaction
(Hulsheger et al. 2012)
Improvements in mood and
social interactions
(Kok et al. 2013)
Justification - Research
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Number of Mindfulness Research
Publications (PubMed)

15. Resilience Communications
Assessing Impact
“I feel that I can bounce back quickly
after an emotionally challenging
situation.”
Pre-
Program
Post-
Program
“I am able to pause before
reacting.”
Pre-
Program
Post-
Program
Pre- and Post- Assessment Data: % of “Often” and “Very Often” Responses
Search Inside Yourself ROI: 200%
61%
23%
68%
43%

16. Ongoing Programs
- Formal training programs
- Regular, facilitated meditations
- Events (ex: mindful lunch)
Integrate into Culture
- Leadership modeling and alignment
- Integrated practices adoption
- Intervention norms
Sustaining Mindfulness Practices

17. 1. Minute of Silence
2. Consider: Intention for the meeting
Minute to Arrive Practice

18. EXAMPLE CURRICULUM
Self-awareness
Self-regulation
Motivation
Empathy
Compassion

19. Peter Weng
pweng@siyli.org
siyli.org