Awake at Work

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2015

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Anakha Coman uses her expertise in organizational leadership and mindfulness techniques to speak, teach, and consult with leaders and businesses worldwide—including Intel, Nike, and Save the Children. The founder of the Awakened Leadership Institute, Anakha has recently partnered with Sounds True to offer the online learning program Awake at Work. In this episode, Tami Simon speaks with Anakha about workplace mindfulness programs and the benefits thereof. They also talk about the qualities of mindful leadership and the three core principles underlying the Awake at Work curriculum. Finally, Tami and Anakha discuss the false (and often destructive) motivation of shame, as well as how one might begin a grassroots mindfulness program in one’s own organization. (57 minutes)

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
0:04.0	At sounds true.com you can find hundreds of downloadable audio
0:08.0	learning programs, plus books, music, videos, and online courses, and events.
0:14.3	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves
0:17.2	as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.2	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com, many voices, one journey. You're listening to Insights at the Edge. Today my guest is Anica Komen.
0:44.9	Anica is the founder of the awakened Leadership Institute and speaks, teaches, and
0:50.6	consults with leaders and organizations worldwide including Intel, Nike, and Save the Children.
0:58.0	Her expertise is in organizational and leadership development with an emphasis on mindfulness, presence, innovation,
1:07.0	and awakened leadership.
1:08.9	Which sounds true, Anica is presenting a new online mindfulness program entitled
1:15.4	Awake at Work.
1:17.4	In this episode of Insights at the Edge,
1:19.7	Anica and I spoke about what it means
1:22.0	to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace, as well as the many
1:25.8	benefits of such a program, including a greater sense of ease in the workplace, stimulation
1:32.4	of employees' creativity and the flow of ideas, and even increased
1:36.7	productivity.
1:37.7	We also talked about the positive effect on workplace culture that such a program can have, the qualities of a mindful
1:45.1	leader, the three core principles of the Awake at Work program, and how to take the
1:51.0	first steps to start a mindfulness program at your own place of employment.
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