The document emphasizes the need for mindfulness-based emotional intelligence in leadership due to high levels of employee disengagement, which negatively impact productivity and well-being. It discusses how mindfulness enhances emotional intelligence, resilience, and collaboration, leading to better leadership outcomes and employee satisfaction. Programs such as the Search Inside Yourself (SIY) have been developed to provide practical, evidence-based practices for cultivating these skills in the workplace.

1. mindfulness-based
emotional intelligence
for leaders

2. WHY?

3. 70%of employees are
disengaged,
leading to lower
personal
productivity and
company success
Gallup Survey, 2013

4. only 8%
of people strongly
agree that they
experience overall
wellbeing because
of their work
Gallup Survey, 2013

5. only 25%of employees feel
they are living up
to their creative
potential
Adobe State of Create Survey, 2012

6. In the face of growing
complexity and
overwhelm, what we
need is a new set of!
inner strengths

7. “Mindfulness is a
super-skill that
brings out the
best in people.”
Todd Pierce,
Executive Vice President
Operations & Mobility,
Salesforce

8. Mindfulness &
emotional intelligence…
enhances
wellbeing
& resilience
improves
collaboration &
performance
expands
leadership
capacity

9. Employees who practiced
mindfulness reported greater
resilience, wellbeing, immune
response, and job satisfaction
compared to workers who did
not practice mindfulness.
Even short amounts of
mindfulness practice - just four
twenty minute sessions - reduces
anxiety, and improves
executive functioning and
working memory.
(Zeidan et al., 2010)(Hulsheger et al., 2012;
Davidson et al., 2003)
Mindfulness practice leads to
better ability to handle
interpersonal stress and create
positive outcomes in difficult
interpersonal situations.
A leader’s greater positive
emotions and emotional
intelligence lead to higher
engagement and a 15% increase
in self-reported personal thriving
among direct reports.
(Harter et al., 2003)(Barnes et al., 2007; Carson et al., 2004)

10. “The main business case for
meditation is that if you are
fully present on the job, you
will be more effective as a
leader, you will make better
decisions and you will work
better with other people.”
Bill George,
Harvard Business School Professor,
former CEO of Medtronic

11. WHY?
WHAT?

12. Mindfulness-
based emotional
intelligence for
leaders

13. Settling the
mind to be
focused and
fully engaged
in the present
Mindfulness-based…

14. The ability to
understand
and skillfully
manage
emotions &
relationships
emotional intelligence

15. for leaders
Adaptive
leaders who
support others
to thrive
=
Emotional
Intelligence
+Mindfulness

16. Created by the
thought-leaders
in mindfulness,
emotional intelligence
and neuroscience.
Makes deep
and complex
concepts highly
practical
and accessible.
Evidence-based practices
for leaders to grow…
Emphasizes
integration and
sustainability of
exercises with daily
work and daily life.

17. …developed and tested
within Google

18. WHY?
WHAT?
HOW?

19. Optimize the mind for
sustainable high-
performance, leadership,
and wellbeing.
• Settle & clarify the mind
through mindfulness
• Develop emotional
intelligence
• Build skillful mental habits
for resilience,
collaboration, and
leadership
The SIY
Program

20. Transformation happens not by trying to force
ourselves into a new mold, but by developing
high-resolution awareness of our thoughts,
emotions, and intentions.
The spotlight of
attention is the
gateway to growth
Usually when we face a setback, we either
suppress, avoid, or ruminate. SIY teaches how to
skillfully bounce back by fully engaging with
difficult mind states.
The paradox
of resilience
Empathy is a trainable skill to enhance
communication and connection–but only by
pairing it with positive mindset into a
compassionate response can we avoid burnout
in relationships.
Empathic burnout
vs. Compassionate
response
Examples of SIY Insights

21. Foundations of Mindfulness
& Neuroscience
• Mindfulness practice
• Self-directed neuroplasticity:
change your brain, for good
• Mindful communication
!
Self-Awareness & Self-
Management
• Self-awareness builds emotional
intelligence
• Body awareness for emotional
management
• Managing ‘triggers’ in the
moment with mindfulness
Motivation & Empathy
• Resilience through the practice
of ‘reappraisal’
• Journaling to clarify motivation
& vision
• Empathy-building exercises
!
Leadership
• Emotional intelligence applied
to difficult conversations
• Compassionate mindset as the
antidote to challenging
relationships
• Applying & integrating
mindfulness at work
Content
Day 1 Day 2

22. More stuff to do & memorize
Learning can happen through
content downloads, but not
transformation.
A way to just “relax”
and “de-stress”
Mindfulness supports stress
management–but that’s only part
of the story.
Vertical development
YOU are the content SIY provides
the lenses for exploration.
Mindfulness as the path to
relaxed focus in action
Mindful awareness leads to
greater in-the-moment efficacy.
Boring
Our brains simply aren’t wired to
pay attention to things that aren’t
interesting.
Fun & engaging
Hands-on practice, peer
conversation, fascinating science
studies & stories.
✓ ✘
What it’s all about

23. 89%
Improved ability to
reduce stress
91%
Enhanced
clarity of mind
79%
Increased
energy levels
91%
Improved ability to
remain calm
73%
Shifted
leadership paradigm
85%
Increased ability to
connect with others
% of participants who
agree or strongly agree
with survey questions
Survey results from over 300
participants at a recent SIY program

24. I highly recommend SIY to
anyone looking to improve the
way their team works together,
enhance their innovative thinking
and clarity, reduce stress,
improve general wellbeing,
manage difficult conversations,
and be generally more at
peace.”
Barry Margerum
Chief Strategy Officer
Plantronics

25. Mindfulness is a serious subject
that can have an impact on all
aspects of our work and home life
– there is something in this
program for everyone!”
- Louise Cairns, Contract Manager,
Department of Defense, Australia
The training and the coaching has been
fantastic as it is grounded in both the
practice and the brain science of
mindfulness. Both offer very practical
and accessible concepts and tools. It is
amazing working with the SIYLI
team. Their trainers and coaches
are seasoned, insightful and fun to work
with.”!
- Adam Berlew, VP Americas Marketing,
Equinix
Great program for learning
about mindfulness, emotional
intelligence and providing tools
to bring it into the workplace. I
would definitely recommend it.”!
- Lawyer, K&L Gates
This is not fluffy. It is practical… it’s
supported by science, research,
and with very relevant
outcomes.”
- Managing Partner, !
Leadership Dimensions

26. The content is a strong introduction
to mindfulness in a secular non-
spiritual application that can be used
and applied both in a corporate
sense and also for personal
application and transformation.”
- Fiona Hathaway, HR Leader,
Microsoft Services Asia
Incredibly valuable and useful
for any organization or any
walk of life.”
- Kirsten Steiner, Children's
Medical Research Institute
Search Inside Yourself Leadership is NOT
a “woo-woo” new age stuff where you
meditate your problems and busy mind
away. It’s an all-encompassing
foundation course that will help you
become authentic and awaken to your
higher purpose.” !
- Compliance Program Manager, !
CSL Behring
An elegant and engaging
blend of science, practice,
space to reflect and
storytelling.”
- Wellbeing Director, AFL
Players Association

27. WHY?
WHAT?
HOW?
WHO?

28. Created and tested
at Google, more than
2500 participants have
attended a Search
Inside Yourself Program.
The SIY Story
I’ve been to dozens
of programs and at
the end I’m usually
exhausted. But when I
left SIY, I was so
energized!”
- HR Director, SAP

29. Now SIY is available to any
organization seeking to
expand leadership capacity,
improve performance, and
enhance wellbeing through
mindfulness-based emotional
intelligence.
It was one of the
most rewarding
things I’ve ever
done.”
- Senior Google
Engineer

30. SIYLI’s
Board
Chade-Meng Tan
Co-founder and Chairman.
Google’s Jolly Good Fellow,
author of SIY and
world-peace seeker.
Richie Davidson
Neuroscience expert
and co-author of
The Emotional
Life of Your Brain.
Elizabeth Lindsey
Anthropologist, award-
winning filmmaker and first
female fellow of National
Geographic.
Philippe Goldin
Founder and emeritus
board member.
Stanford neuroscience
thought-leader.
Arianna Huffington
Chair, president and
editor-in-chief of the
Huffington Post.
Author of Thrive.
Marc Lesser
CEO & co-founder.
Author of LESS:
Accomplishing More By
Doing Less.
Rand Rosenberg
Business strategist,
Former Senior VP at PG&E,
and an advocate for
sustainability.

31. SIY has been taught at…

32. Vasco believes that a "new world" is possible in organizations. A
world where wise and compassionate leaders are really able to
"lead from the future as it emerges" as well as to inspire people to
flourish into their highest potential, igniting a real evolution in
teams and organizations.
!
With a toolbox filled with "cutting-edge" awareness-based
technologies (e.g. Search Inside Yourself, ZBHD/Mindfulness,
Integral Model, Presencing/Theory U, Element-B) his dream is to
co-create this future, something that he has been doing in the last
10 years at different organizations and with the general public
around the globe.
!
During one year (2014) he was trained by SIYLI (Search Inside
Yourself Leadership Institute) with some of the world greatest
specialists in the fields of Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence and
Neurociences, like Daniel J. Siegel, Chade-Meng Tan, Marc Lesser,
Rick Hanson, Pamela Weiss, Mark Coleman, Shauna Shapiro,
Norman Fischer, among others, to become one of the first persons
in the world certified to facilitate Search Inside Yourself. After the
certification he was invited to become one of the 10 mentors for
the 2015 teacher training world class.
Vasco Gaspar
Program Facilitator
Main websites:
http://vascogaspar.com
http://zorbuddha.org

33. Vasco Gaspar
Human Flourishing Facilitator
vg@vascogaspar.com
+351 965 543 450
www.siyli.org

34. APPENDIX

35. Search Inside
Yourself Leadership
Institute offers
additional activities
for sustained and
integrated growth
throughout your
organization.
The SIY Program
Mindful
Coaching
Train the Trainer
Day of
Integration
Keynotes
sustain
& integrate
experience
& learn

36. Dedicated 1:1
coaching to
strengthen
mindfulness and
emotional
intelligence skills
on the job
- focused attention,
mindful listening, and
resilience in
managing change,
among others.
Mindful Coaching

37. Certify teachers within
your organization to
deliver the SIY Program.
!
The SIY TTT helps you
scale the delivery of SIY
across your organization
and blend it with your
company culture and
values.
Train the Trainer

38. Experience a
“refresher” of key
practices, reflect on
challenges that came
up experimenting with
them, and work on how
to continue integrating
mindfulness and
emotional intelligence
in daily life.
Day of Integration

39. Inspiring 1 or 2-hour
presentation that
combines SIY core
concepts and exercises.
Get a taste of the
potential impact of SIY in
your organization, or
combine a keynote with
other SIY programs for a
broader reach across the
company.
Keynotes