"Mindfulness without the bells and beads shares the principles of the mindful leadership keynote the author has delivered to over 31,000 people and the curriculum of the 8-week mindfulness course he teaches to over 1,500 EY leaders and managers per year. Presented together for the first time, they provide a practical, demystified approach to practicing mindfulness in the context of work life and achieving improvements in leadership, wellbeing, and performance -- without the beads, bells, chanting, and cushions. Mindfulness without the bells and beads dispels myths around what mindfulness is and isn't and why it's appropriate for the workplace. The book then illustrates the real benefits of workplace mindfulness for focus, empathy, communication, and decision-making, while reducing stress levels and self-created limitations. The author then provides the accessible 8-week program for effectively incorporating mindfulness into daily activities that has worked for thousands of corporate leaders"-- Provided by publisher.