Learn ways to practice mindfulness at work with Amy Zoe Schonhoff, creator of Mindfulness in the Heartland. Practicing mindfulness at work can help you communicate with colleagues and improve your work culture.

1. Mindfulness in the Workplace

2. Staffbase
The Employee Experience
Platform
Carla Kath
Director of Customer
Success Strategy, US
“How can we better connect
with all employees?”
➜ Founded 2014
➜ 75+ employees
➜ Offices in Germany and U.S.
➜ 220+ customers
➜ 30+ partners

3. “Why is mindfulness important
in today’s workplace?”
➜ What is mindfulness?
➜ How to communicate mindfully
➜ Mindfulness in the workplace
Amy Zoe Schonhoff
Creator of
Mindfulness in the Heartland
It is my intention to inspire you
to live as if every moment
matters—to encourage you to
bravely lean into life’s
challenges—relinquishing
attachments to what “should be”
for the sake of what is,
and ultimately, to live more
joyfully—with compassion and
kindness for yourself and others.

4. What is Mindfulness?
Intention:
Being
Purposeful
Attention:
Bringing Attention
to the Activities of the
Present Moment
Attitude:
An Accepting, Open,
and Kind Curiosity
Towards One’s
Experience
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”
Jon Kabat Zinn, Founder of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

5. Why Listening is Important
● Allows for sharing of different
perspectives and opinions
● Listening to collect information
● Encourages trust and transparency
● Establishes and builds presence

6. How to Communicate
Mindfully
Is the
timing right?
Is it honest,
authentic, and
TRUE?
Is it
necessary?
Is it beneficial
to keep the
conversation
moving
forward?
Is it kind,
compassionate,
and respectful?

7. Maintaining some attention on how you
are physically responding to a conversation
will:
● Keep you grounded in the present
moment
● Provide useful information about how
the conversation is going for you
● Provide choice-points for moving away
from habituated (reactive) responding
to more skillful responding
Stay in the Moment

8. Communication is an art form.
There is no perfect formula.
Art and communication are messy,
no matter where you are.

9. ● Performance
● Cooperation
● Health and Wellbeing
Why is Mindfulness
Important in Today’s
Workplace?

10. How Staffbase Practices
Mindfulness at Work
● Communication is our cornerstone.
● Listening is how we do business.
● Our Actions change and grow.
- Optional Monday meditation classes in NY
- Seasonal yoga series in Chemnitz
- Consistent team communication (video)
- Encourage 1:1 meetings with managers over
coffee, walks, etc.
- Weekly all-staff coffee and pasta in Chemnitz
- Monthly town hall meetings w/Q&A
- Annual on-site team gathering/meeting

11. “The grass
is greener where
you water it.”
— Neil Barringham

12. Thanks for joining and
see you next time!
www.staffbase.com