Mindfulness in the workplace - a chat of two enthusiasts

Stories of Success Podcast

I got introduced to Andy Lee through Cheryl from Xerox who has been on my podcast previously. When we spoke for the first time, we hit it off on the topic of mindfulness and stress reduction. Andy is a mindfulness consultant and teacher with a background in talent management and organisational psychology. He is committed to helping companies and their employees thrive by embedding mindfulness in their culture and people processes. Topics we discussed:

• Mindfulness and Stress reduction
• Heidger Marx at SAP - a podcast episode
• Regular meditation practise
• His burnout experience which was due to him being ‘unmindfulness’ about his life
• Autopilot of living one’s life
• External, societal influence
• How some people just fly through life without ever worrying about personal insights
• People don’t stop and question themselves
• Attachment
• Addiction
• Culture of getting ‘hits’ = dopamine
• Managing distractions
• Improving productivity through mindfulness
• Mindfulness as the ability to strengthen your mental muscle
• Being more intentional with your attitude
• Distractions and the wandering mind
• How Covid helped with the popularity of mindfulness
• Tony Schwartz, The Energy Project
• Lunchtime naps
• Time shouldn’t be an excuse not to meditate
• The three step breathing space
• Cousins to mindfulness, like visualisation
• Stress management
• Mindfulness as a plaster to be more successful
• 5 am routine
• Journaling
• Hobbies: to do something without ‘achieving somethings’
• Buddhism
• Learning how your mind works should be a ‘no brainer’
• The positive impact of mindfulness on leadership
• Potential Project
• Mindful Ethos -
• Andy Lee on LinkedIn

Volker is a sales, strategy and leadership consultant. With a passion for coaching and mindfulness, helping individuals and companies to achieve more. In his podcast he interviews high achievers, entrepreneurs, consultants, visionaries, coaches, and mentors about their secrets and experience. Learn from the best! Find out more on his website or subscribe to his newsletter.

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