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Can mindfulness raise your net worth?
n Sitting down with the intention of stilling your mind and body is no longer the sole province of hippies and Eastern medicine aficionados, says leadership expert Dr Stephen Josephs.
“The benefits of mindfulness meditation do not exist in a vacuum; mindfulness meditation not only lowers your blood pressure, it also offers a host of other positives, including increasing business acumen,” says Josephs, who has coached executives for more than 30 years. “It sharpens your intuitive business sense. By relaxing your body, breathing evenly, and paying attention to the present moment,
you notice things you might otherwise miss. Paying exquisite attention is the key to staying real, and daily meditation builds that capacity. The benefits of a calm and focussed mind are ubiquitous.”
Research from the Health and Safety Executive indicates that: • Stress affects one in five of the working population
• It is now the single biggest cause of sickness in the UK
• Over 105 million days are lost to stress each year – costing UK employers £1.24billion
Learning and development becoming more business- focussed, report finds
n Businesses are waking up to the changes in the world of work by aligning learning and developing initiatives to business strategy, according to new statistics released by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development. More still needs to be done by organisations, though, if they are to maintain a competitive lead, engage their employees and increase productivity vital to the UK’s economic recovery. The CIPD/ Cornerstone OnDemand Learning and Development report 2014 is an annual survey that tracks changes in workplace L&D practices. Findings show that the top two changes anticipated over the next couple of years are closer integration of learning and development activity with business strategy and more emphasis on monitoring, measuring and evaluating training and effectiveness. Reflecting the increasing emphasis on evaluating training, the survey revealed that the number of organisations measuring return on
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investment from L&D practices has increased from 26 per cent to 48 per cent. Ruth Stuart, learning and development adviser at CIPD and author of the report, said: “The fast-paced changing nature of the world of work and the economic squeeze has led many organisations to better analyse the impact their L&D strategy is having on business success. What’s good for people is good for business. Perhaps the upturn in the economy has reduced the urgency to drive large-scale cost-saving changes. Instead, it’s put greater emphasis on businesses planning a sustainable future through integrating L&D with business strategy and evaluating outcomes. “We’ve also seen an increase in the number of organisations paying attention to neuroscience, reflecting a need to ensure L&D initiatives are based on evidence of what really works and using metrics to inform this. This is a positive move and it will be interesting to measure trends in years to come too.”
Coaching to embed learning and unleash a collaborative culture
n Coaching is a particularly powerful tool in the modern workplace – one that has proven to be a highly effective way of developing individual and organisational performance by unlocking untapped capability. This key management tool can deliver considerable benefits, helping managers get the most from their teams, boosting employee engagement and developing high- performing workplaces.
The Institute of Leadership Management (ILM) surveyed learning and development managers and decision makers at 250 large organisations, and found that some of the most popular reasons for providing coaching are connected with career progression, notably management and leadership development (21 per cent), senior executive development (19 per cent) and progression within the organisation (12 per cent). Coaching is widely used as a development tool. 80 per cent of the organisations surveyed had used or were using coaching, with a further nine per cent likely to use coaching in the next three years. ILM’s survey also reveals that the key perceived benefit of coaching was personal development, including improved self-awareness (43 per cent) and increased confidence (42 per cent).
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