The Fellowship of Mindful Leaders had a workshop with a diverse mix of participating business and technology leaders from the EU in Berlin (14.2.2020). Reiner Kraft, PhD argued why Mindful Leadership is a important requirement to form a New Workplace, and provided an overview of the Seven Pillars of Mindful Leadership - a framework toward becoming a Mindful Leader. The focus then was on Pillars 1*2: Consciousness Growth & Mindset Shift. The leaders formed breakout sessions to address 2-3 important questions related to these topics.

1. Version 1.0
Consciousness Growth & Mindset Shift
The Fellowship of Mindful Leaders
Berlin, 14.10.2020
Reiner Kraft, PhD
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2. Workshop Agenda
1) Welcome (5 min)
2) Talk by Reiner - Consciousness Growth & Mindset Shift (45 min)
3) Q & A (10 min)
4) Introduction Round of the Fellowship Members (40 min)
5) Breakout Sessions (30 min)
Group A: Consciousness Growth
Group B: Mindset Shift
Group C: Growing the Fellowship, Purpose, Vision & Mission
6) Sharing of Results
- Group A (10 min)
- Group B (10 min)
- Group C (10 min)
7) Going Forward / Wrap up (10 min)
Consciousness Growth & Mindset Shift
The Fellowship of Mindful Leaders

3. About “me”
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/reiner
- Locations:
- Grew up in Hesse (Wetzlar, Giessen)
- Lived 20 years in the Silicon Valley (IBM Research,
Yahoo, UC Santa Cruz)
- Moved 2016 to Berlin (Zalando, Yunar)
- Education: Computer Science, Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Roles: Leader, Technologist, Engineer, Scientist, Inventor,
Teacher, Coach, Musician, Entrepreneur, Husband, Father
of 2 sons, ...
- Realized profound impact of Mindfulness in 2015
- Blog: http://TheMindfulLeader.net
- Mission:
- Constructing thriving teams and purposeful
organizations with meaningful and sustainable
impact.
- Foster Deep Innovation in the New Workplace
- Helping others becoming mindful and inspirational
leaders, as well as stress resilient, to change the
world using a data-driven and scientific approach!
Reiner Kraft, PhD

4. Mindful Leadership - Motivation
The Seven Pillars of Mindful
Leadership
The Fellowship of Mindful Leaders
Pillar 1: Consciousness Growth
Pillar 2: Mindset Shift
The Mindful Leader
Coming up:
- Planned Seminars 2020
- Personal Coaching Series
Consciousness Growth & Mindset Shift
The Fellowship of Mindful Leaders
Berlin, 14.10.2020

5. - Mindfulness in Organizations has a proven strong ROI (see SAP case study)
- Hypothesis: Working towards becoming a conscious business is a critical foundation in
the new age - it’s a matter of “Evolve or Die”
- Question: How to do it?
- Proposed Approach: Start with transforming the Leadership Team!
Mindful Leadership - Motivation

6. - Many Organizations still driven by Intellect & Ego
- This results in suboptimal and toxic work environments (“old workplace”)
- Goals are more important than values
- Insufficient focus on
- sustainable and positive contributions to our planet
- collaboration, unity & personal growth
We need Mindful Leaders to upgrade our Workplace

7. „The intention of mindful leadership is to embrace a mindset of present
awareness and mindfulness as an underlying foundation to all your
thoughts, words, and actions.“
What is a Mindful Leader?

8. Take the qualities of a good leader.
- Trust, integrity, calm, decisive, ...
Then add qualities cultivated by consciousness growth
- Increased emotional intelligence
- Strong connection with your intuition
- Ability of ego calibration
- Equanimity
- ...
The Capabilities of a Mindful Leader

9. 1. Consciousness Growth
2. Mindset Shift
3. The Mind - Clean-up and Upgrade
4. Towards Conscious Decisions
5. Clarity on Purpose and your Mission
6. New Leadership - living the 12 Mindful Leadership Principles
7. New Workplace - towards a Conscious Business
The 7 Pillars of Mindful Leadership

10. „The underlying foundation of a Mindful Leader is the
aspect of “being”, not the doing.“

11. Use “The Seven Pillars of Mindful Leadership” as a
guiding and underlying Framework
- Increase your Present Awareness
- Train and unclutter your Mind
- Achieve Clarity on your Purpose, Mission, and
Values
Live the “12 Principles of Mindful Leadership” to
- upgrade your leadership style and
- generate a New Workplace
How to become a Mindful Leader?

12. Diverse Network of likeminded Leaders to collaborate,
mastermind, and grow
Experts are available to support
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13. Challenge: 200+ million businesses, 10+ million leaders
Imagine if most of these leaders would embrace mindful
leadership to transform their companies!
This can't be done alone or in isolation, and requires
collaboration and serious commitment.
The Role of the Fellowship

14. “Pure Consciousness (or Awareness) is the
observer of all your Experiences”
What is Consciousness?

15. Exercise: Close your eyes. Focus on your breadth. Experience your consciousness. Where is
it located? Notice that your consciousness is the quiet observer. Try to listen into the room.
What do you hear? Feel into your body, what do you feel?
Experience Consciousness

16. Primary Goal: Increase your Level of
Consciousness (LOC) or Present Awareness
Pillar 1: Consciousness Growth

17. Helpful Capabilities that come with increased LOC
Compassion
Resilience
Propensity to surrender
Interest in truth
Minimal level of defensiveness
Capacity to tolerate cognitive
dissonance and/or emotional
discomfort
Gratitude
Frequency of non-dual experience
Low Anxiety level
Motivational paradigm
Authenticity
Level of disidentification from the
mind
Humility

18. Deeper Connection with your Intuition

19. 1. [Dormant]
2. Rise of the Ego
3. Intellectual Dominance
4. Awakening
5. Transformation & Personal Growth
6. Inquiry and Struggle
7. On the Frontier: Testing Boundaries
8. Non-Duality: The Death of the Ego
9. Stabilizing & Maturing
10. Completeness
A Simplified Model of Consciousness Growth

20. Pillar 2: Mindset Shift
“As your Consciousness is growing, your
Mindset is shifting”

21. From “Old leadership” to “New Leadership”
From “Trapped in your Ego” toward Non-Duality
From “lots of thinking” to (almost) “no thinking”
Pillar 2: Mindset Shift

22. Relevant Books & Resources
Eckhart Tolle: Jetzt! Die Kraft der Gegenwart / The Power of
Now
Deepak Chopra: Meta Human

23. Mindful Leadership Intro (Level 1) - Friday March 20
Deep Innovation (Level 1) - Friday March 27
Becoming Stress Resilient (Level 1) - Q2 TBD
Take your Leadership to the next level
More Infos: http://themindfulleader.net/workshops
Upcoming Seminars

24. Calm & Idyllic Nature setting - in a beautiful Gutshaus
Deepening Mindfulness Leadership (Level 2)
Transformation Seminar - Q3 TBD

25. Personal Coaching Series
Investing into your Personal Growth
● The New Leader (A modern introduction to
Leadership, 10 sessions over 6 months)
● Personal Leadership (10 sessions over 6 months)
● Deep Dive in The 7 Pillars on becoming a Mindful
Leader (10 Sessions over 6 months)
● A science based approach to Becoming Stress
Resilient (7 Sessions over 4 months)
● Deep Innovation (7 sessions over 4 months)
● Advanced Technical Leadership (for senior leaders, 10
sessions over 6 months)
Other Topics as well !
Take Advantage of your Company’s
Learning & Development Budget!
Reiner Kraft, PhD
More Infos:
http://themindfulleader.net/coaching

26. Questions?

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Thanks.

28. - Group A: Consciousness Growth
- Group B: Mindset Shift
- Group C: Growing the Fellowship, Purpose, Vision & Mission
Breakout Sessions

29. 1. Identifying Top Challenges for Growing your Consciousness
2. Most important Qualities for you as a Mindful Leader in your daily
work
3. Practical Tips and Ideas that are helpful for Consciousness Growth
based on your own Experience
Group A: Consciousness Growth - Questions

30. 1. In your daily work, what are the major pain points of “Old
Leadership” and the associated Mindset?
2. Define the ideal “New Leadership” Mindset
3. Practical Tips or Ideas that are improving Connectedness and
Unity for you personally and in the Workplace
Group B: Mindset Shift - Questions

31. 1. Define Purpose, Vision, and Mission of the Fellowship (Draft)
2. How can the Fellowship support you best with your Personal Growth?
3. What makes this Fellowship unique?
Group C: Growing the Fellowship - Questions