This document discusses how to integrate mindfulness into the workplace. It provides tips for having mindful meetings, work sessions, discussions with colleagues, self-direction and direction of others, leadership, and practicing mindfulness in teams. Some of the key suggestions include having a mindfulness agenda for meetings; taking mindful breaks during the workday; noticing colleagues' well-being and having compassionate discussions; setting goals mindfully; developing trusted relationships as a leader; and starting team meetings or sessions with mindfulness practices. The document emphasizes that mindfulness can be encouraged at an organizational level to improve employee stress, focus, empathy and crisis management.

1. Integration into the Workplace
What have you done differently at work during and after the mindfulness sessions?
How do you think about mindfulness today?
What have you done differently at home during and after the mindfulness sessions?
Why is it important to integrate mindfulness into your work life?

2. Mindful Meetings
MEETING AGENDA MINDFULLY
LISTENING
MINDFULLY
PARTICIPATING
MINDFULLY
NOTING THE TASKS
YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
AFTER EACH
MEETING
MINDFUL
FEEDBACK TO THE
MEETING HOST

3. Mindful work sessions
Mindful daily
and weekly
planning – in
accordance with
your KPA’s and
Priorities
Blocking off
time in your
diary for admin,
reports, emails,
general day to
day work
Ensuring you
have small
breaks in
between work
sessions
Blocking off
time to have a
mindful lunch
break

4. Mindful discussions with colleagues
Taking the time to greet your team and colleagues daily
Notice your colleagues, are they looking well or not, are they responding to you in a
relaxed and open manner, what does their body language tell you, show compassion for
each person.
Spending some time in mindful discussion with each of your team members, get to know
the people you work with closely
Be in the here and now when talking with your colleagues

5. Mindful Direction – self and others
Are you mindful about setting the daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly goals?
How are you ensuring that you are mindfully moving in the right direction to ensure
your goals and priorities are met with an easier feeling than before?
How are you directing others mindfully?
How are you participating with your colleagues and team to achieve the goals of
your department?

6. Mindful Leadership
Develop trusted
relationships with
your fellow
leaders and
subordinates
Check with
yourself for any
negative bias you
may have toward
others
Notice any
judgements you
have – find out
what is behind
the judgement
Be authentic with
your teams
Get to know
others in a more
meaningful way
Lead your team –
keeping them up
to date on
information,
regular feedback
on their work,
encouragement,
understanding
and empathy

7. Mindful Practice in Teams
Mindfulness is not only personal, it can be used in the organisation,
enculturating the organisation
Science proves that having a mindfulness centre at work improves stress levels
and lowers absenteeism. Makes employees more courageous, empathetic,
focussed, and able to deal with crisis better
Neuro neurons – mimic others unconsciously – have a morning mindfulness
session together as a team, start each meeting with a centering moment of
silence, choose practices which are relevant to challenges the team is facing