Mindfulness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

2256 Pages·2017·6.468 MB·English

by  Harvard Business Review

Contents

Mindfulness

Resilience

Influence and Persuasion

Happiness

Authentic Leadership

Empathy

Dealing with Difficult People

Leadership Presence

Purpose, Meaning, and Passion

Confidence

Mindful Listening

Focus

Self-Awareness

Power and Impact

Harvard Business Review Press
Boston, Massachusetts

Mindfulness
HBR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERIES

HBR Emotional Intelligence Series
How to be human at work
The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart,
essential reading on the human side of professional life from
the pages of Harvard Business Review.
Empathy
Happiness
Mindfulness
Resilience
Other books on emotional intelligence from Harvard Business
Review:
HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence

Mindfulness
HBR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERIES
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Title: Mindfulness.
Other titles: HBR emotional intelligence series.
Description: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2017] |
Series: HBR emotional intelligence series
Identifi ers: LCCN 2016056277 | ISBN 9781633693197 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Mindfulness (Psychology) | Mindfulness-based cognitive
therapy.
Classifi cation: LCC BF637.M56 M56 2017 | DDC 152.4—dc23 LC record
available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016056277
ISBN: 978-1-63369-319-7
eISBN: 978-1-63369-320-3
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Contents
1. Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity 1
What it is and why it’s important.
An interview with Ellen Langer by Alison Beard
2. Mindfulness Can Literally Change Your Brain 27
The science.
By Christina Congleton, Britta K. Hölzel, and Sara W. Lazar
3. How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout
Your Work Day 37
Train your brain to focus better.
By Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter
4. Resilience for the Rest of Us 47
Use mindfulness to recharge.
By Daniel Goleman