Mindfulness for
Organizations
& Teams
Workplace stress is rampant and costly.
A recent study by the American Psychological Association reported that 77% of workers having reported experiencing work-related stress in the last month.
This not only impacts employee well-being and performance, it also impacts the financial health of the organization. A 2025 study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine reported that a typical 1,000-employee company could lose approximately $5.04 million per year due to burnout-related disengagement and poor performance.
The Art of Monday Morning can help.
The Art of Monday Morning offers courses, programs, and consulting to leaders and teams to develop the skills to operate mindfully and effectively, resulting in:
Increased performance and productivity
Higher quality interactions, including more effective communications and flexible team dynamics
Reduced burnout and improved resilience to stress
Improved emotional intelligence
Improved creativity and innovation
Empowered and effective decision making
The Art of Monday Morning’s Solution For Leaders & Teams
The below represents a sample of standard course content. While all coursework is customized to suit your organization’s objectives, recommended topics typically include:
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Why we act, feel, and think the way we do (and what can we do about it when it isn't helpful or effective), and the science behind mindfulness practice.
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Moving from conditioned reactions to conscious action, and understanding the power of intent.
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Recognizing our inner critic, finding our most helpful inner voice, and meditation practices for awareness, focus, insight, and stress-reduction.
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Exploring mindful ways to positively reorient our thinking, including case studies & practical application, as well as mindfully managing change.
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Models for mindfully giving and receiving feedback, and conversation models for making commitments (and for handling them when something goes wrong).
Material can be presented both in-person and/or virtually, based on what works best for your organization.
All programs may be customized to address specific organizational goals, outcomes, and/or contexts, such as business or IT transformation, strategic alignment, innovation, organizational change, etc.
Multi-day programs offer additional material and dive deeper into practice, and are recommended for leadership training, retreats, and/or targeted efforts to build team cohesion and alignment.
Mindfulness Research (a very small sample)
Improves worker and personal productivity: “A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace mindfulness training randomized controlled trials”, Bartlett, Martin, Neil, et al., Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2019
Improves team dynamics: “The Influence of Individual and Team Mindfulness on Work Engagement”, Liu, Xin, Shen, et al., Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Improves creativity & innovation: “Mind full of ideas: A meta-analysis of the mindfulness–creativity link”, Lebuda, Zabelina, Karwowski, et al., Personality and Individual Differences, 2016
Reduces burnout: “Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees’ mental health: A systematic review”, Janssen, Heerkens, Kuijer, et al., PLoS ONE, 2018
Reduces mind-wandering: “Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity”, Brewer, Worhunsky, Gray, Kober, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
Reduces mind-wandering: “Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity”, Brewer, Worhunsky, Gray, Kober, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
Improves self-confidence and leadership abilities: “Effect of meditation on self-perception of leadership skills: A control group study of CEOs”, Amar, Hlupic, Tamwatin, Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017
Increases focus and attention: “Mindful Aging: The Effects of Regular Brief Mindfulness Practice on Electrophysiological Markers of Cognitive and Affective Processing in Older Adults”, Malinowski, Moore, Mead, Gruber, Mindfulness 8, 2017
Reduces stress-related health problems, including anxiety and depression: “Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-Being: a systematic Review and Meta-analysis”, Goyal, Singh, Sibinga, Journal of the American Medical Association, 2014
Improves sleep: “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Insomnia”, Ong, Manber, Segal, et al., Sleep (Oxford Academic), 2014
Improves immune functions: “Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation”, Davidson, Kabat-Zinn, et al., Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 2003
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