Mindfulness as a concept? 🤔 Absolutely! After all, leading a project involves interaction with people as individuals... and people are full of emotion.
What is mindfulness? To be mindful is to be fully present and aware of where you are and what you are doing. A mindful person cultivates the ability to ground oneself under any circumstance.
They can free their minds of hangups and mental blockades. This allows them to maximize their potential which ultimately leads to better decisions... A better understanding of yourself and team altogether!
Though our minds are full of thoughts and feelings, we can’t let these things cloud our judgement. I am certainly not encouraging anyone to suppress emotion and or feeling. NOT AT ALL! Just don’t let them drive your behaviors.
Projects can have thousands of moving parts! Eliminate the distraction, focus on no more than one or two concurrent tasks at a time. This increases throughput and you’ll generate less waste. From this moment forth work towards leading with mindfulness. Clear your mind space. Be PRESENT, AWARE, CALM, FOCUSED and most of all COMPASSIONATE! Never let your own biases, emotions and preconceived notions get in the way of truly seeing things for what they are.
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