BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+08 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261012T084023Z - 50220@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20140415T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20140415T140000 CREATED:20261012T084023Z DESCRIPTION:FWA Bro wnbag: Mindfulness as a Foundation for Personal and Organisation Effective ness\n(*Please bring your own light lunch*) Mindfulness is getting its share of attention in mainstream news. There seems to be no shortage of r esearch on the benefits\; reduced stress\, enhanced memory\, improved focu s\, enhanced self-insight\, and increased cognitive flexibility to name a few. According to American psychiatrist\, Dr Edward Hallowell\, in his Har vard Business Review article "Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underp erform"* when we are overwhelmed with too many inputs\, the brain goes in to “survival mode” leading to impulsive judgements\, reduced flexibili ty\, limited creativity\, increased frustration and even hostility. Clearl y this presents challenges for individuals and organisations. He goes on t o say "modern office life and an increasingly common condition called 'Att ention Deficit Trait' are turning steady workers into frenzied underachiev ers." In this lively and interactive session on Corporate Based Mindfulnes s*\, Jane Grafton\, Mindfulness Coach and Trainer with The Potential Proje ct (www.potentialproject.com) will share more about mindfulness in the wor kplace\, how it can impact your work/life and some simple intervention tec hniques which will help you manage multiple priorities better. The talk is followed by a short Q&A session. References: a) Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform (HBR) b) Corporate Based Mindfulness About the s peaker: Jane Grafton\, renowned Mindfulness Coach Jane Grafton is a Mindfu lness Coach and Trainer with “The Potential Project”. She has worked w ith workplace mindfulness since 2003. She is British\, has been based in S ingapore since 2000\, has coached a wide range of nationalities and profes sions in Asia Pacific\, USA\, South Africa\, India\, Europe and UK. Jane h as experience in project management\, training and development\, HR Manage ment and Leadership. She spent 4 years with the British Council in Singapo re as a [...] DTSTAMP:20261012T084023Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:FWA Brownbag: Mindfulness as a Foundation for Personal and Organisa tion Effectiveness END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR