Human Resource Executive Magazine - 10 Feb 2014

Mindfulness Comes to Work
Mindful living is one of the top 10 trends for 2014 and beyond -- and perhaps for good reason. New research has shown that mindfulness-based and therapeutic yoga programs can be effective interventions to target employees' high stress levels, sleep quality and stress response. So should HR professionals consider adding such programs to their employee-benefits mix?   read more >>

Time Magazine
03 Feb 2014:
 

“Finding peace
in a stressed-out, digitally
dependent
culture may just
be a matter of thinking differently”
read more >>

New York Times / Technology - 23 Jul 2012

Silicon Valley Say Step Away From the Device
.... The concern, voiced in conferences and in recent interviews with many top executives of technology companies, is that the lure of constant stimulation — the pervasive demand of pings, rings and updates — is creating a profound physical craving that can hurt productivity and personal interactions.   read more >>

Financial Times - 24 Aug 2012:
“The mind Business: ... Mindfulness,  why some of the west's biggest companies are embracing eastern spirituality.  read more >>

 

The Economist - 16 Nov 2013

The Mindfulness Business
.... The fashion is not confined to Silicon Valley: the mindfulness movement can be found in every corner of the corporate world.   

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The Chicago Tribune - 27 Sep 2013

Mindfulness a Presence at Davos
.... it was fascinating that the hottest topic at this year's conference was mindfulness -- with multiple sessions not only devoted to talking about the science of it, but to how to practice it, as well. .... [mindfulness] does have very direct relevance on some very tangible problems, like health care costs and productivity.  read more >>

BBC - 29 Jan 2013

Can Mindful Meditation Increase Profits?
In amongst all the talk of boosting the global economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, something called 'mindfulness' crept on to the programme for the first time.  

 

The form of meditation's proponents say
it can make you a better and more effective

leader, and companies are beginning to

take note. read more >>

Who is Practicing & Endorsing
Vitality & Mindfulness Training?

INTERNATIONALLY
 

Nerio Allesandri --  CEO, Technogym

Health is wealth, says president and founder of Italian equipment company Technogym. read more >> 

 

Mark Bertolini --  CEO, Aetna
Brought meditation and yoga to Aetna after they helped him recover from a serious skiing accident.  read more >>

 

Larry Brilliant --  Former CEO, Google

Advocating mindfulness practice and the importance of mental calm and composure in addressing students in this 2013 Harvard School Commencement Address.    
read more >>

 

Ray Dalio --  Bridgewater Assoc. Hedge Fund
Says mindfulness has given him centeredness and creativity, peace and health.   
read more >>      
additional reading >>

 

Bill Ford --  Chariman, Ford Motor Co.
Uses wisdom purposefully in business and is a big proponent of meditation in the business world.    read more >>

 

Bill George --  Boardmember Exxon Mobil & Goldman Sachs
Pursues mindfulness to achieve clarity and health. He says it has been integral in his career, calling it the single best thing that happened to him in terms of his leadership. read more >>      
additional reading >>

 

Arianna Huffington --  President & Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post Media Group
Advocates that health and happiness are strongly connected to the bottom line.   
read more >>    
additional reading >>

 

Steve Jobs --  Founder/Former CEO, Apple Corp.
Credited meditation for his legendary ability to tune out distractions.   read more >>

 

Rupert Murdoch --  Chairman, News Corp.
Underscores that mindfulness offers him modern non-religious type of meditation to focus.    read more >>

 

Bob Shapiro --  Former CEO Monsanto
Experienced that people perhaps had come into mindfulness with some degree of skepticism yet found the experience useful.
read more >>

 

Robert Stiller --  CEO, Green Mountain Coffee
Says that one can be much more effective, focus better and accomplish one’s tasks if one has a meditation practice.   read more >>

 

Chade-Meng Tan --  Former Senior Engineer at Google, Head of Personal Growth
Initiated Google’s Emotional Intelligence program using mindfulness.   
read more >>
additional reading >>

 

Padmasree Warrior --  CTO, Cisco Systems
read more >>

 

Google Corp 
Forbes Magazine article about Google's Mindfulness Program for its employees.

 

AOL & Huffington Post Media 

Read about classes offerend to employees

 

Harvard University

Read The Mindfulness Chronicles. Harvard Magazine

 

Oxford University
Visit the Oxford University Mindfulness Center

 

 

BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS & THE EU

 

Joost Callen -- CEO Durabrik

Read inteview with Joost Callen / Durabrik

 

Ivo Mechels --  International Director Lobby & Press, Boardmember:  Test-Aankoop
Watch interview with Ivo Mechels

 

Wouter Torfs -- CEO Schoenen Torfs

Watch interview with Wouter Torfs

 

Mark Van der Voorde -- Finance Director K3 International

Read inteview with Mark Van de Voorde

INTERVIEW
Ivo Mechels & Wouter Torfs zijn aanhangers van mindfulness

Reyers Laat Interview from deredactie.be
May 2013

 16 mins