Some of the world's leading companies including Google, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Apple Computers, Yahoo and KPMG have invested in mindfulness training for their employees. Why?  Because it is a highly effective way to improve performance and well-being. 

Mindfulness is a mind-body practice, one that enables us to use our full psychological and creative potential by training ourselves to pay attention to our present moment experience in a way that is both accepting and allowing. This enhanced state of moment-by-moment awareness then becomes the springboard for more effective, healthier ways of being, working and relating.

• Mindfulness Training Course
• Profile of Dr Mark Atkinson

  

Mindfulness Training Background Information

Good overview of mindfulness – delivered by Jon Kabat-Zinn at Google
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3nwwKbM_vJc

One of the most important recent studies on how mindfulness positively changes the brain in 8 weeks
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110121144007.htm 

Wisdom 2.0 Conference
In March 2011, Google, Facebook, Intel, Twitter and many more took part in the Wisdom 2.0 conference curious about how to integrate mindfulness into their work environments.
http://www.wisdom2summit.com/ (scroll down to Conference Highlights box)

Summary of the business case for mindfulness
Journal of Business Research Article (2010)
ftp://ftp.cba.uri.edu/Classes/Hales/HALES%20RESEARCH%20-%202010/Mindfulness%20Article%20JBR%2006.24.10%20FINAL.pdf

Overview of how some companies have incorporated mindfulness practices
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:7JMp9rh1rkMJ:www.mindfulnet.org/The%2520business%2520case%2520for%2520Mindfulness%2520in%2520the%2520workplace%2520Part%25201a.pdf+mindfulness+business+case&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiaC0PTneag5Gy6cfC-UFQwdQ82UnYEsWO4RqVkpwP688fGkrNtJEnKjHJ8isZXevOX_ftZt_70y9wdZ75c2cjF6j5PoXQu0JNlnLBzUUWHMow8tYOZ9nFLiouR5L33l1oNCvy1&sig=AHIEtbQdyY8GU_3sCtD4fgNkbFgSir2xww

Useful Summary of research relating to Mindfulness in the Workplace, includes case studies (AOL Time Warner & E-Bay)
http://www.mindfulnet.org/page9.htm

Article on Mindful Leadership (with references)
http://www.ashridge.org.uk/website/content.nsf/w360/2011_S_Mindful_leadership_continued?opendocument

Summary of 2010’s Mindful Leadership Conference
http://www.billgeorge.org/page/reflections-on-mindful-leadership-retreat

Overview of mindfulness training being used to build psychological fitness
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100216101153.htm