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The mindfulness institute was founded by mark coleman in 2002 to take the wisdom of ancient mindfulness practices and make them relevant to modern life. Mindful leadership is an eightweek experiential training program. Finding the space to lead has a global reach and has been translated into many languages. She is the author of the award winning, international bestselling book, finding the space to lead. Thousands of employees have gone through their programs with data now showing that there is a definite impact on leadership skills. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience. Marc brackett at the 2016 mindful leadership summit. He is the author of the mindful workplace wiley, 2011 and mindfulness in eight. This article is the first in a sixpart series on mindful leadership from expert and consultant puja madan. It builds on the drucker schools pioneering work of. Maria gonzalez, bcom, mba, is a 30year business veteran as a corporate executive and entrepreneur who believes that mindfulness transforms lives and organizations, and that it has the potential to transform. Daily mindfulness teachers mindful online learning. The institute for mindful leadership has teamed up with mindful leader to cocreate this course.
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