“By taking a bit of time each day to reflect, I’m a better team member and leader,莎朗·普莱斯分享道, 外围十大菠菜app的财务助理, who’s been part of the Barry-Wehmiller family for 22 years. The value of reflection for leaders has long been part of our view here.
Through our Barry-Wehmiller University coursework, we share how reflection enables leaders to make changes from a traditional to an inspirational way of leading others.
“There is not only value to starting and stopping your day with reflection, but implementing a core behavior of leadership: to exercise the power to pause and reflect when we cannot see the solution or are stuck,保罗·拉普雷齐奥萨说, Director of Barry-Wehmiller University. “Reflection allows you to slow down the hurry and worry of the day and focus on the possibilities, rather than the immediate response in the moment.
“A key part of reflection ties to how you continue to shape and grow your mindset. In short, how you think is how you lead.”
A recent Harvard Business Review article confirms the power of reflection: Research by Giada Di Stefano, 弗兰西斯卡基诺, Gary Pisano and Bradley Staats in call centers demonstrated that employees who spent 15 minutes at the end of the day reflecting about lessons learned performed 23 percent better after 10 days than those who did not reflect. U的研究.K. commuters found a similar result when those who were prompted to use their commute to think about and plan for their day were happier, more productive and less burned out than people who didn’t.
莎伦的发现, 然而, is that reflection also is beneficial to our overall mental and physical health. She became interested in learning more about mindfulness and breathing meditation over a year ago.
“I decided to take a continuing-education course from our local community college to understand more about the role mindfulness could play in my life, 然后从那里开始,沙伦说。. “I practice more of a mindful meditation, which flows over into life—work life included. I don’t have it down perfectly, and it’s definitely a work in progress.”
为她, when she sets aside 20 minutes each morning at home to reflect and gather her thoughts, it reinforces the idea that the only time that matters is the present. This mindset and awareness help keep any worries and second-guessing thoughts at bay, as well as offer guidance as she successfully manages the typical workday frustrations that arise from time to time.
“Mindfulness brings a focus to my day,” noted Sharon. “Life feels less hectic and more productive.”
Unfortunately for most, frenzied workdays are all too common. 根据… 2010年哈佛研究, people spend 47 percent of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they’re doing, 这就分散了注意力, unengaged feeling typically makes them more unhappy. 更重要的是, 研究表明 that multitaskers could be doing harm to their brains.
相反, 其他研究表明 that mindfulness can reduce stress, strengthen practitioners’ immune systems and even slow the aging process!
My good friend, Raj Sisodia, the coauthor of our book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, has talked and written a lot about mindfulness. 他经常使用 业务实践, both alone, and with students and corporate audiences.
Said Raj: “Mindfulness helps you to be fully present, without which it is impossible to be effective in any domain, 特别是领导.”
对我来说, mindfulness doesn’t come through guided meditation or sitting quietly with my thoughts, 而是在我活跃的时候, 外出散步或远足. That’s when I really feel the benefits of taking the time to slow down and reflect.
在沙龙, she sees the difference in herself not only at work as she leads her team, 在家里也是一样. 她和她的丈夫, who also has taken up a mindfulness practice, recently took a trip to the Grand Canyon, made all the more profound for them because of their newfound appreciation of living in the moment.
“I’m grateful to have found something meaningful that works for me and my overall wellbeing,沙伦说。. “When my practice is the strongest, each day feels well-lived.”