Mindfulness and the Business World

Last time, we talked about the personal health benefits that you can reap by practicing mindfulness. But, the benefits don’t stop there. Many businesses have begun using the practice of mindfulness for their employees because of the work-related benefits they have seen.

So, why should you care how mindfulness impacts the business world? Because you are part of that world. The USPS is one of the largest civilian employers in the United States. Your day-to-day focus on mindfulness impacts the success of the organization. Your success = helps USPS’s success; USPS’s success = helps your success.

The benefits an organization realizes when employees practice mindfulness in the workplace include:

• Increased self-awareness and self-esteem in employees.
• An increase in the amount of compassion for others which has enhanced relationship satisfaction.
• Improved workplace functioning that includes greater creativity, increased resilience, and improved focus and concentration.
• Employees who practice mindfulness have lower absenteeism, lower levels of frustration, and a reported improved work environment.
• Individuals report an increase in job satisfaction and effectiveness with their current role largely due to goal-directed behavior.

Read over that list again. Yes, these are all benefits for the organization. However, they are also benefits to you as an employee: increased self-esteem, more compassion, better relationships, more creativity, lower levels of frustration, and greater job satisfaction.

Terri

 

Terri Sitrin, LCSW, ACSW, CEAP | EAP Consultant, Dallas District | USPS EAP

214-353-6996 | TLSitrin@magellanhealth.com

Magellan Health Inc,  2341 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX  75220-4415 Go to www.EAP4YOU.com or call 800-EAP-4YOU (800-327-4968) TTY: 877-492-7341

 

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