Stress impacts our health, it costs lives, and it makes us and our businesses less productive. We know this. Much of our stress is caused by the way we work and interact with each other; the unconscious, unnecessary and often unnoticed impact we have.
What if we could be more aware of our impact — and had the permission and courage to speak up?
The Mindful Business Charter is a practical framework that encourages us to be more thoughtful about the impact we have on each other. It allows us to talk openly and honestly with others, by providing a common language built on four pillars.
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What are the Four Pillars?
12 mins
Create and facilitate safe, open cultures to build trust.
Care. Create and facilitate safe, open cultures to build trust.
Think about what you are saying, when, and to whom.
Communicate mindfully. Think about what you are saying, when, and to whom.
Give consideration to the need for you and others to switch off.
Give consideration to the need for you and others to switch off.
Collaborate, instruct and delegate with care.
Collaborate, instruct and delegate with care.
What are the Four Pillars?
12 mins
Community
Join a growing movement of like-minded businesses collaborating, supporting each other and sharing their learning to effect positive change.
Thought leadership
Access the collective wisdom of leading businesses and professionals in creating healthier working practices.
Stronger working relationships
Deepen and strengthen business relationships through collaboration and respect.
A positive profile
Be seen to be making a difference, by contributing to effectiveness and sustainability across the wider business community.
Be the change
Do stuff. Implement and embed Charter based approaches in the way you and your organisation work.
Share your learning
Be generous. Share with the community what works, and let us help with your challenges.
Support others
Be kind. Be a buddy to other organisations and help them with what they can do.
Spread the word
Speak out. Talk about the Charter with the organisations you work with, encourage them to get involved.
We introduced an internal email etiquette which amongst other things had a very positive impact on the number of emails that were sent and received outside normal working hours, at weekends and during holiday periods. With most people in the organisation working from home with personal and professional lives colliding this change supported people in separating the two and regaining some much needed personal space.
