"Always-on, multitasking work environments are killing productivity, dampening creativity and making us unhappy," writes the highly esteemed McKinsey Quarterly in the January 2011 edition.
The article continues: "In a recent study participants who completed tasks in parallel took up to 30 percent longer and made twice as many errors."
This is highly counterproductive for organizational performance. Something needs to be done.
Changing this "requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline, and we can't do it alone: in our teams and across the whole organization, we need to establish a set of norms that support s more productive way of working."
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70 corporate leaders from Carlsberg, Saxo Bank, Nordea Bank, Novo Nordic, Mercuri Urval and other organisations participated in a seminar on the organizational and individual benefits of mindfulnes.
The photograph above shows the concluding panel discussion, including Dr. Alan Wallace, Prof. Jay Narayanan, Prof. Jochen Reb, Christian Stadil (CEO of Hummel AS), Sander Tideman (MD of Global Leaders Academy) and Wolfgang Ricke and Rasmus Hougaard from Potential Project.
The keynote speeches will be available on YouTube soon.
We are very pleased to congratulate our new group of Corporate-Based Mindfulness trainers in Singapore, Malaysia and China! They were certified on May 13 in Singapore after an intensive trainers' training:
From Shanghai: Alison and Ting Ting.
From Hong Kong: Peta, Sherri and Angela.
From Singapore: Sabreena, Jacqueline, Malou, Ching Wi and Ana.
An article on the benefits of CBMT featured in the Swedish business newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
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One of the most provocative findings about the way we use our attention at work comes from a recent study at Stanford University. The study investigated the benefits of multitasking – shifting the attention frequently between a few different tasks– and found that there are no benefits to multitasking.
There are a lot of downsides, though. To learn more, watch this video about the experiment:
In September this year, TPP Director Rasmus Hougaard and Senior Trainer Jacqueline Carter will lead a one-week workshop on Mindfulness at Work in New York, organised by the Omega I...
In April 2013 The Potential Project expanded, with 18 new accredited trainers ready to deliver the CBMT program. Standing from left: Nanna (Denmark), Nicole (Germany), W...
TPP Senior Trainer Bo Heimann will facilitate a Danish weekend mindfulness retreat in Copenhagen on 8-9 June 2013. Bo has received teachings since 1998, and has taught Mindfulne...
This practical and experiential course develops skills and provides practical techniques to enhance mental effectiveness and create more space in your life. The program will cov...
Senior Trainer Bo Heimann delivered a one-hour key note speak at the Scotland4Mindfulness Conference in Edinburgh on March 10th. In his talk he described what TPP has come to...