The 7 Powerful Lessons to Master Mindful Leadership

Mindful leadership needs skills like focus, vision, clear thinking, creativity, inner strength and adaptability. In modern world, leaders must be able to stretch far beyond the transactional, analytical and knowledge-based approach.

7 Powerful Lessons For-Mindful Leadership

There are many mindfulness based leadership and management skills which you can use to help you get better results.  This article is a guide to make mindful leadership skills easy to implement. It is for those seeking to make their life happy and meaningful and to make communities and organizations meaningful, valuable and happier places to be.

Mindfulness is the act of being fully present in each moment with kindness and without judgment. Today, most challenges that leaders face are complex, not routine and not repetitive and constantly changing. Mindful leadership is a wonderful skill to navigate today’s complex, rapidly changing, and uncertain world. Mindfulness is a way of living, leading, and serving that can create a  better world.

Below, I have outlined 7 mindful leadership skills which play a critical role in determining your success. Some of these skills overlap and, in many cases, mastering one skill will greatly improve your performance in another. Apparently, these are soft skills, but they go a long way in your success. It is important that you understand each skill and the role it plays in your leadership skill.

 1. Cultivate inner strength for Mindful Leadership:

Inner strength, often termed as “resilience,” is the ability to cope with the stressful situations that life throws at you. Research shows mindfulness improves resilience. Mindfulness can help you reach your full potential and enhance your inner strength. Mindfulness will make you aware of and sensitive to  your feelings rather than ignoring them. Find a relaxation technique that works for you. Don’t make mountains out of molehills. Do not exaggerate minor issues. Mindfulness will help you to control your reactions. Take appropriate action. Learn to stop and think and not to react quickly when life situations happen can help us live a happier, more peaceful life. Develop self-awareness  and have a good understanding of your own likes, dislikes and needs.

2. Learn the art of mindful listening:

Mindful listening is an art. It is a combination of awareness, presence, intention, focus, and time. It is also listening the emotions and values. It is understanding what matters to them?  You need to be present in order to listen and u what is being said.  You also have to be listening without your own agenda and without being busy formulating what you will say next. Listen mindfully without interruption and allow time for the other to respond.  One of the most important traits of mindful leadership is the willingness to listen with humility to other points of view.

” One of the most important traits of mindful leadership is the willingness to listen with humility to other points of view.” – Amit Ray

3. Know your strengths:

What are your strengths? What are you good at? Maintain your focus on what you are good at, not on what you perceive to be your shortcomings. From our stone-aged ancestral behavior we love to look for negative in everything first. Identify your strengths and focus your energy on those.