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WORKPLACE BENEFITS
In a world that focuses on achieving more, better and faster, the notion of pausing and simply sitting still for a while may seem unusual. However, some of the world’s leading companies including Google, McKinsey, KPMG, Barclays, Apple Computer, Yahoo!, Procter & Gamble, Starbucks, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals have successfully invested in mindfulness training for their employees. Schools, health care organisations and government organisations are also increasingly introducing mindfulness programmes to support the wellbeing of staff, students and clients.
Mindfulness is already widely accepted as being effective in reducing stress and promoting wellbeing.
Recent studies at the National Institute of Health UK, the University of Massachusetts, and the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard University, have cited specific business benefits of mindfulness within organisations, including:
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Reduced costs of staff absenteeism and turnover
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Improved cognitive function – (i.e. better concentration, memory and learning ability)
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Improved productivity
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Enhanced employer/employee and client relationships
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Enhanced employee job satisfaction
Recent Articles
Żołnierczyk-Zreda et al (2016)
Occupational Medicine
by Christina Congleton, Britta K. Hölzel & Sara W. Lazar. January, 2015
Harvard Business Review
Shonin et al 2014
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Kristine Wong. April, 2014
The Guardian
Michael D. Mrazek, Michael S. Franklin, Dawa Tarchin Phillips, Benjamin Baird, and Jonathan W. Schooler University of California, Santa Barbara. March, 2013
Association for Psychological Science
By Amishi P. Jha & Elizabeth A. Stanley. January, 2010
American Psychological Association
by Charlotte Zenner, Solveig Herrnleben-Kurz, and Harald Walach. June 2014
Frontiers in Psychology