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As a whole, mindfulness can contribute to increased job satisfaction<br />
(Hulsheger, Alberts, Feinholdt, & Lang, 2012). Mindful employees are<br />
very valuable to an organization they enhance innovation and<br />
productivity, while making the organization a safer place to work<br />
BENEFITS OF<br />
(Joyner & Lardner, 2008).<br />
REDUCED RUMINATION<br />
Rumination refers to the tendency to<br />
repetitively think about various<br />
situations that are emotionally<br />
upsetting (Selby, 2010).<br />
Mindfulness training has been shown<br />
to correlate with reduced levels of<br />
rumination, along with a decrease in<br />
selfreported depression and anxiety<br />
levels (Chambers, Lo, & Allen, 2008).<br />
STRESS REDUCTION<br />
Most, if not all workers can agree that stress is<br />
inherent in the workplace. Studies have shown that<br />
practicing mindfulness can help in reduce stress.<br />
Mindful employees can be shown to achieve workfamily<br />
balance and job engagement. This provides<br />
them with resources to enhance wellbeing by<br />
decreasing stress (Zivnuska, 2016)<br />
A study concluded that highly mindful individuals<br />
scored significantly lower on a perceived stress<br />
scorecard than less mindful individuals (Palmer &<br />
Rodger, 2009)
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