Researchers have found that the accelerated pace of modern office
life is taking its toll on productivity, employee engagement,
creativity and well-being. Faced with a relentless flood of
information and distractions, our brains try to process everything
at once increasing our stress, decreasing our effectiveness and
negatively impacting our performance. Ironically, we have become
too overworked, unfocused, and busy to stop and ask ourselves the
most important question: What can we do to break the cycle of being
constantly under pressure, always-on, overloaded with information
and in environments filled with distractions? Do we need to accept
this as the new workplace reality and continue to survive rather
than thrive in modern day work environments? Thankfully, the answer
is no. In their new book, ONE SECOND AHEAD: Enhance Your
Performance at Work with Mindfulness (Palgrave Macmillan; November
2015), Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Gillian Coutts
demonstrate that it is possible to train the brain to respond
differently to today's constant pressures and distraction. All it
takes is one second. They propose that we need to learn to work
differently so we are more focused, calm and have less clutter in
our mind so we can better manage our time and attention. What if we
could hit the 'pause' button on our day, step back, and meet
challenges with a sense of clarity and purpose? And what if there
was a way not just of 'getting things done,' but ensuring that what
does get done are the right things to do? Based on a program in
corporate mindfulness designed by Hougaard and the partners of The
Potential Project, One Second Ahead provides practical tools and
techniques as well as real-world examples and lessons from
organizations that have implemented mindfulness on a large scale.
Thoroughly tested in a diverse range of industries, this program
has resulted in measurable increases in productivity,
effectiveness, and job satisfaction. With the new mindset proposed
in One Second Ahead, readers will be able to put an end to
ineffective multitasking, unproductive meetings, poor
communication, and other unhealthy workplace behaviors by applying
mindfulness to every day work life. All too often, we think that
being mindful requires engaging in a special activity like
meditation or yoga. Sure, these activities are beneficial and
important to train the mind, but there are many simple things we
can do to be mindful all day long. One Second Ahead is a handbook
for more mindful work that offers: Practical, easy to apply, tools
and techniques to enhance performance and effectiveness in day to
day work activities such as meetings, emails, communication,
planning, creativity and more Real-world stories of how mindfulness
changed the workdays of leaders and front line employees Tips for
cultivating mental strategies and routines that can reduce clutter,
increase focus, and rewire your brain to enhance presence,
patience, kindness and other valuable mind states Simple yet
detailed step-by-step instructions for a more systematic approach
to mindfulness training to enhance focus and awareness Guidelines
for a 10-minute-per-day mindfulness program that can reshape your
life both at work and at home; A reproducible planning worksheet
and further resources in the Appendix. One Second Ahead can
transform daily work life by helping individuals and teams realize
more of their potential through greater focus and awareness. The
tools and techniques in this book can transform individual and
organizational performance one mind at a time.
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