1. Mindfulness
- What is Mindfulness, why is it worth developing and in what contexts is it used?
- Why is it working? Neuroscience and examples of research that confirm the effectiveness of Mindfulness techniques.
- Mindfulness vs meditation – what's the difference?
- How To Develop Our Mindfulness: Basic Mindfulness Practices? (focused attention practice, bodyscan, informal / integrated practice).
- Mindfulness as a tool for the development of emotional intelligence (Daniel Goleman's model).
- Mindfulness in interpersonal communication
2. Self-awareness and self-management
- Self-awareness – what is it, why is it important in a leadership role and how to develop it?
- Emotions in the decision-making process.
- The neuroscience of emotional regulation.
- From compulsivity to choice: how to manage emotional triggers and respond to the situation in the most appropriate way.
- Tools to overcome persistent, difficult emotions and recover faster from failure.
- Mindfulness in interpersonal communication.
3. Resilience and empathy
- Resilience: what it is and how to develop it (internal resources model).
- Prejudice negativity and how to deal with it.
- Empathy: its role in building interpersonal relationships, in teamwork and in being a leader.
- What stands in the way of empathy, and how can we increase our ability to feel it?
- Mindfulness practices to develop empathy.
- Empathetic communication.
4. Mindful Leadership
- What is mindful leadership and role models.
- Intentions, values and integrity as a leader.
- Trust – what it is and how to build it among team members.
- Compassionate leadership (and how it can help us avoid empathic burnout).
- Summary, tips and resources to develop Emotional Intelligence and continue your Mindfulness practice after training.