occupational medicine

Studies point toward clear benefits to cultivating mindfulness in the workplace

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Research says mind­ful­ness works for indi­vid­u­als. But does it work in the bot­tom-line-dri­ven work­place, or is it just a friv­o­lous feel-good program?

This is the ques­tion tack­led in a grow­ing num­ber of stud­ies. Here are three ways, based on recent stud­ies, that cul­ti­vat­ing moment-to-moment aware­ness might improve workplaces.

Med­i­ta­tion might build self-con­fi­dence in leaders

A.D. Amar and col­leagues at the Uni­ver­si­ty of West­min­ster mea­sured the self-per­cep­tion of lead­er­ship skills among a sam­ple of senior man­agers in [Read more…] about Stud­ies point toward clear ben­e­fits to cul­ti­vat­ing mind­ful­ness in the workplace

Study: Shift work chronically impairs cognition

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Long-Term Shift Work Linked To Impaired Brain Func­tion (Forbes):

“Accord­ing to results of a new study, long-term shift work may lead to impaired brain pow­er which could involve cog­ni­tive skills such as think­ing, rea­son­ing and memory…The impact was much greater after a peri­od of 10 or more years of such a work pat­tern — and seen to be much greater for those work­ing a rotat­ing shift pat­tern [Read more…] about Study: Shift work chron­i­cal­ly impairs cognition