Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out

A delightful, authoritative, and provocative guide to the new world of mindfulness at work. David Gelles covers the story from the inside out, giving readers exactly what they need to assess whether mindfulness is for them and, if so, how to forge ahead. Give this book your full attention. Daniel Goleman, author of Focus and Emotional Intelligence Brimming with insights and backed up with solid research, Mindful Worktakes us to the front lines of a revolution that is transforming the business world. Arianna Huffington Gelles has done a masterful job of capturing the mindfulness movement .His candid analysis and his dialogue with people from all facets of this movement paint a wonderfully clear view of a potent proposition for living and working inbetter ways. Scott Kriens, chairman, Juniper Networks, anddirector, 1440 Foundation In this compelling book, Gelles describes how apparent paradoxes can resolve into a business culture where taking a breath is part of making a buck. Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together In this wise and revealing work, David Gelles explains how Eastern wisdom is transforming the Western workplace. Smart, hopeful and inspiring, this is a book with a wide reach and a clear focus. Mark Epstein, author of The Trauma of Everyday Life and Thoughts without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective This stunning new book isby far the most insightful, practical guide to mindfulness and meditation. Gelles, who has deep experience with mindfulness, takes us inside leading companies like Google, General Mills, Aetna, and Patagonia to show how meditation is transforming workplaces. Mindful Work could change your life. Bill George, Harvard Business School, former CEO of Medtronic, and author of True North.…