Some shocking (but kind of not shocking) leadership stats:
50% of leaders spend about half of their time with their minds, not on what they're actually doing.
70% of leaders report regularly being unable to be attentive in meetings.
Only 2% of leaders regularly make time to enhance their personal productivity.
So, 98% of these leaders aren't investing in themselves and their teams for productivity.
Almost three-quarters of leaders and organizations don’t pay attention or take part in the meeting.
When we talk about mindfulness at work again, it’s not hugging trees and trust falls. It's about how we can be more productive, more resilient and build better relationships. These are the three things that we need to focus on.
Jennifer is the founder and principal advisor of Viszen Security, offering technical strategy, network security architecture, and coaching to CXOs and practitioners.
A network architect turned advisory CISO and infosec leader, Jennifer is an internationally recognized authority on network and wireless security architecture, a published author and a public speaker. Over the last 15 years, she's worked with hundreds of organizations up to Fortune 50 on strategies ranging from network security to leadership.
In addition, she's an editorial contributor and trusted adviser for information security strategy for technology manufacturers. No stranger to public speaking, she’s a highly sought-after international speaker.
Jennifer is also known for introducing mindfulness-based leadership to individuals and organizations in infosec. And aside from meditation and security, she's a competitive powerlifter and dancer including ballroom and swing.
With a background that extensive, it’s no surprise this episode of The Shape of Work podcast is packed with insights and solid perspectives.
We discuss with Jennifer:
Recommended resource by Jennifer to learn more about mindfulness-based leadership: Institute for Mindful Leadership
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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Abhash Kumar