“We believe that by focusing on mindfulness-as-corporate-fad, leaders run the risk of missing other opportunities to develop their critical emotional skills.”
Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work
Executive Summary Mindfulness has become the corporate fad du jour, a practice widely touted as a fast-track to better leadership. But not all the benefits laid at its feet actually belong there. Research and analysis has revealed a complicated relationship between mindfulness to executive performance-one that highlights the role of emotional intelligence as the mechanism that makes mindfulness work.