Women at work: Meditation, Science, Business Management Meld Into New Way to Lead

It's coming to an organization near you: It started in China and India thousands of years ago. It's in the halls of Harvard and Stanford University today. It's making its way into leadership development globally. It is mindfulness, a combination of meditation, science and business management. These disciplines are being merged to access new sources of brain-power. It is the 21st-century skill for leadership.

Over the past 50 years, we discovered that leadership is comprised of personality, intelligence, experience, skills and emotions. Our foundations were primarily scientific management, psychology, economics and the military. These models created a thriving economy for much of the 20th century. Unfortunately for many leaders, when the competition heated up, they were ill-equipped to handle problems of the new economy. Consequently, I believe Rochester's leaders need to have access to cutting-edge leadership models. (More)

Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle