by Harvard Business Review , Daniel Goleman , Ellen Langer , Susan David , Christina Congleton
Are you physically in meetings but mentally drafting emails? Research shows we operate on autopilot for nearly 50% of our waking hours. Today, we break down Mindfulness from the HBR Emotional Intelligence Series to solve this exact problem.
We explore the critical shift from “mindlessness” to “active noticing.” You will learn how to identify when your amygdala is hijacking your logic and how to utilize a “strategic pause” to regain control. This isn’t about incense and chanting; it’s about the biological mechanism of regulating your nervous system to make better leadership decisions under pressure.
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Harvard Business Review (HBR) is a leading global authority on management and leadership, published by Harvard Business Publishing as an affiliate of Harvard Business School. Since its founding in 1922, HBR has served as a primary bridge between academic research and business practice. It is …
Daniel Goleman is a psychologist and former science journalist for The New York Times, where he reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for over a decade. He holds a PhD from Harvard University. Goleman is best known for his 1995 international bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, which …
Ellen Langer is a pioneering social psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, where she became the first woman to receive tenure in her department. Widely regarded as the "mother of mindfulness," she has spent over 40 years researching the mind-body connection. Her …
Susan David, Ph.D., is an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist and co-founder of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital. Recognized as one of the world's leading management thinkers, she pioneered the concept of "emotional agility," which was named a Harvard Business Review …
Christina Congleton is a leadership coach and human development expert known for her work on emotional intelligence and mindfulness. As the founder of Axon Leadership, she draws on her EdM from Harvard and background in biopsychology to help leaders build emotional agility. She is a prominent …
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