{"product_id":"mindfulness-based-strategic-awareness-training-isbn-9781118937976","title":"Mindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training: A Complete Program for Leaders and Individuals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to link mindfulness training and positive psychology to the leadership, strategy and management issues faced by individuals and organizations. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets out a complete program in Mindfulness-based Strategic Awareness Training (MBSAT), a new form of strengths-based business mindfulness training which enhances participants’ ability to perceive opportunities, adapt and grow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on research from neuroscience, positive psychology, behavioural finance  and management to show how leaders, managers and individuals can build and maintain more resonant relationships and adapt to constant change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes real-life vignettes, specific instructions and a wealth of resources designed to guide experiential learning including background information, exercises, guidelines, hand-outs, graphics, and guided audio meditations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMindfulness training is increasingly used in organizational contexts – the author is a pioneer in designing and delivering training that applies mindfulness and positive psychology to the strategic challenges of management and business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews by Experts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is important for all who seek to lead organizations, showing how mindfulness can be combined with the findings from positive psychology for the benefit of all. The book is not just good theory. It also provides a step-by-step practical program to cultivate a balance between motivation for outcomes on the one hand, and compassion toward self and others on the other. Here are skills that can be learned; skills that can truly inspire and sustain wise leadership. —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, was also the Founding Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. Now Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry of Oxford University. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor of \"Mindfulness: An Eight week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World\", Co-author with Zindel V. Segal and John Teasdale of \"Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn today's disruptive times, it is happy and loyal customers that count. This rich and practical book provides an exceptionally smart learning tool to help consumers make mindful decisions that lead to happiness.  And for any leader and manager it is a key reading for making wise business and marketing decisions that create value.—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernd Schmitt\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., Professor, Columbia Business School, New York. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor of \"Experiential Marketing: How to Get Consumers to Sense, Fell, Think and Act, Relate to your Company and Brands\" and \"Happy Customers Everywhere: How Your Business Can Profit from the Insights of Positive Psychology.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan Humberto Young is the first to integrate positive psychology and mindfulness with a results-oriented focus on business strategy. In today's ever-changing organizations, leaders need clarity and flexibility to adapt and succeed. Built on leading-edge science, this book offers a step-by-step program that will light your path not only to greater strategic awareness but also to greater well-being.—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara L. Fredrickson\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., Kenan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor of the two bestsellers \"Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life\" and \"Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan Humberto Young integrates mindfulness practices, positive psychology, and extensive business experience to design a practical training program that improves personal and professional decision-making. This book offers tools to make decisions that increase subjective well-being because the sources of much unhappiness are poor decisions. For business leaders, lawyers, negotiators, and everyone who wants to improve their quality of life, this book presents a path to achieve the capacity of strategic awareness, consisting of mental lucidity, emotional clarity, and bodily awareness, which results in skillful decision-making. This book provides readers an ideal way to find happiness, personal balance, and professional success.—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter H. Huang\u003c\/b\u003e, J.D. Ph.D., Professor and DeMuth Chair of Business Law, University of Colorado Law School. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor of numerous articles integrating Positive Psychology, Mindfulness and Law.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoxes, Tables and Figures xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Foundations for Mindful, Positive Leadership and a Constructive Way of Life 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Quest for a Model of Mindful, Positive Leadership and a Constructive Way of Life 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Groundwork for Models of Leading and Living 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 In Pursuit of Answers to Intriguing Questions 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Two Discoveries and their Importance for Good Leadership and Living 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 From Groundwork to a Model for Mindful, Positive Leadership and a Constructive Way of Life 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 What is Positive Psychology? 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Birth of a New Discipline 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Positive Emotions: The Cornerstone of Positive Psychology 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Engagement and Flow 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Relationships: The “R” in PERMA 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Meaning in Life 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Positive Accomplishment: Fifth and Last Element of PERMA 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Hindrances to Subjective Well‐being 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs): The Instruments for Increasing Happiness 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Summarizing Remarks and Outlook 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 What is Mindfulness? 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Rediscovering Personal Practice 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Defining Mindfulness 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Some Open Issues of Mindfulness 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Operating Mechanisms of Mindfulness 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Benefits from Mindfulness Practice 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Mindfulness‐based Interventions (MBIs) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Strategic Awareness: The Key to Well‐Being 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 The Importance of Strategy 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Future—Not the Past, Not even the Present—As Key to Well‐Being 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Strategic Awareness 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Mindfulness‐Based Strategic Awareness Training (MBSAT) 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 MBSAT: The Program 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Its Origin and Goals 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 MBSAT: A Decision‐Making Approach 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 MBSAT Principles 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 MBSAT Mindfulness Components 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Locus of MBSAT Practices—Minding BETA 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 MBSAT: The Program Design 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Defining Needs: Understanding Afflictions in the Workplace and in Life 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Format of MBSAT 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Content of MBSAT: An Overview 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Expected Benefits from MBSAT 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 A Finance View of MBSAT Benefits 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 The Characteristics of Participants and Related Risks 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Getting Started: Group Composition and Presession Interviews 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Teaching MBSAT 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 The Importance of Inquiry in Sessions 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Homework Assignments 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Annex to Chapter 6: MBSAT Precourse Interview Template 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Session 1: Robotic Living—Automatic Pilot 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 1 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Session 2: Living Above the Neck 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 2 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Session 3: Recollecting Our Mind 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 3 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Annex to Chapter 9: Body Scan: Recognizing Emotions and Sensations in the Body 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Session 4: The Construction of Experience—Like and Dislike (Our Worried and Anxious Mind) 148\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 4 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Session 5: Strategic Awareness I—Mindful Real Options (MROs) 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 5 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Session 6: Strategic Awareness II—From POMO (Powerful Money) to MIMO (Mindful Money) 172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 6 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Session 7: Strategic Awareness III—Friendliness: Opening the Heart 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 7 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Session 8: Minding Your BETA 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Session Organization, Coverage, and Sequence 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Exercises and Practices of Session 8 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes and Handouts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 1: The Raisin Exercise 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 2: The Body Scan 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 1: Foundations 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 1: Building the Formal Mindfulness Practice Habit 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3 of Session 1: Home Practice for the Week Following Session 1 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 4 of Session 1: Optional Reading 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 5 of Session 1: Home Practice Record Form 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 3: The BETA Exercise 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 4: Three Good Things (TGT) Exercise 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 5: Mindfulness of the Breath Practice 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 2: Content of Home Practice and Practical Considerations 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 2: Home Practice for the Week Following Session 2 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3 of Session 2: Optional Material 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 6: Breath and Body Sitting Mediation 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 7: 3‐Minutes Breathing Space—3MBS 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 8: Mindful Stretching and Mindful Salsa 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 9: Positive BETA Reframing Exercise 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 3: Positive BETA Reframing Part 1 and Part 2 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 3: Home Practice for the Week Following Session 3 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 10: Sitting Meditation on Breath, Body, Sounds, Thoughts, and Open Awareness 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 11: Exercise to Define the Territory of Worry and Anxiety (TWA) 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 12: 3‐Minutes Breathing Space on Strengths—3MBSS 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 13: Mindful Walking 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 4: Some of the Ways that Worry Can Affect You 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 4: The Self‐Reinforcing Dynamics of Worry and Anxiety 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3 of Session 4: Home Practice for the Week Following Session 4 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 14: Irimi Meditation: Awareness of Breath and Body Introducing a Difficulty 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 15: 3‐Minutes Breathing Space on Worry (3MBS‐Worry) 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 16: Mindful Positive Self (MPS) Portrait: The Launch 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 5: Irimi Meditation on Difficulty 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 5: The First Steps of Mindful Positive Self (MPS) Portrait 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3 of Session 5: Home Practice for the Week following Session 5 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 4 of Session 5: “Guest House” by Rumi 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 17: POMO Meditation 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 18: Exercise on Money and Opportunity Costs (MOC) 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 19: 3‐Minutes Breathing Space on Money Worry (3MBS‐Money Worry) 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 20: Easterlin Paradox and Kahneman–Deaton Happiness Benchmark: Two Mini-Lectures (Optional) 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 21: Mindful Positive Self (MPS): Second Take 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 6: POMO Meditation 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 6: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Happiness 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3 of Session 6: High Incomes Improves Evaluation of Life but not Emotional Well‐Being 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 4 of Session 6: 3‐Minutes Breathing Space on Money Worry (3MBS‐Money Worry) 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 5 of Session 6: Mindful Positive Self (MPS): Second Take 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 6 of Session 6: Example of a Master Student’s Mindful, Positive Self‐Portrait (MPS) 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 22: Meditation on Friendliness 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 23: Active Constructive Responding: A Positive Communication Approach 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 24: Albert Einstein: Is the Universe Friendly? 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 25: Strengths, Opportunities, and Positive Action—SOPA Part I 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 26: 3‐Minutes Breathing Space on Friendliness (3MBS‐Friendliness) 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 27: How to Acquire Talented People 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 7: Active Constructive Responding: Connecting a Friendly Heart with a Friendly Tongue 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 7: Albert Einstein: Is the Universe Friendly? 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3 of Session 7: How to Acquire Talented People: A Sixteenth‐Century Samurai Tale 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 4 of Session 7: Strengths, Opportunities, and Positive Action: SOPA Part I 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 5 of Session 7: Strengths, Opportunities, and Positive Actions: SOPA Part I 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 6: Strengths, Opportunities, and Positive Actions: SOPA Part I 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 7: Strengths, Opportunities, and Positive Actions: SOPA Part I 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 8 of Session 7: Home Practice for the Week Following Session 7 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSession 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 1 of Session 8: Strengths, Opportunities, and Positive Actions: SOPA Part II 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 2 of Session 8: Review of the 8‐week MBSAT Program 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 3: The Living Zone of the Mindful, Positive Individual 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 4 of Session 8: A Tale of Equanimity and Open Mindset 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 5 of Session 8: Course Evaluation 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandout 6 of Session 8: The Overall Goal of MBSAT: From VUCA to WECO 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Words and Acknowledgments 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 369\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Humberto Young\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Positive Leadership, Strategy, and Finance at IE University and Business School, Madrid. He is a recognized pioneer in designing and delivering services that apply mindfulness and positive psychology to management, and has several decades of experience in consulting and management including board and senior level management positions with UBS, KPMG, and a Swiss electro-engineering fi rm. His academic credentials include a doctorate in Management from Case Western Reserve University, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University and Masters degrees in Management including an MBA from the University of Chicago and Harvard. He is currently the owner of a positive strategy consultancy company and academic director of the Executive Master in Positive Leadership and Strategy at IE University, Madrid.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMINDFULNESS-BASED STRATEGIC AWARENESS TRAINING\u003cbr\u003e A COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR LEADERS AND INDIVIDUALS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training shows how mindfulness training can enhance strategic awareness – the ability to perceive, create, and capitalize on business and personal opportunities – and how positive psychology and a strengths-based approach can help leaders and managers to achieve their potential and lead more fulfilling lives. Drawing on research from neuroscience, positive psychology, behavioral finance, and management, Juan Humberto Young makes a compelling argument that prospering in today's complex and uncertain world requires specific personal resources in the form of cognitive flexibility and the ability to adapt to new challenges. He then sets out a complete eight-week program in Mindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training (MBSAT), a tool that can help participants to \"rewire\" their brains for consistently improved results at individual, team, and organizational levels.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is important for all who seek to lead organizations, showing how mindfulness can be combined with the findings from positive psychology for the benefit of all. The book is not just good theory. It also provides a step-by-step practical program to cultivate a balance between motivation for outcomes on the one hand, and compassion toward self and others on the other.  Here are skills that can be learned; skills that can truly inspire and sustain wise leadership.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMark Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, was also the Founding Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. Now Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry of Oxford University; author of \u003ci\u003eMindfulness: An Eight week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World\u003c\/i\u003e, Co-author with Zindel V. Segal and John Teasdale of \u003ci\u003eMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression\u003c\/i\u003e and author and co-author of a series other standard works in the field of mindfulness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In today’s disruptive times, it is happy and loyal customers that count. This rich and practical book provides an exceptionally smart learning tool to help consumers make mindful decisions that lead to happiness.  And for any leader and manager it is a key reading for making wise business and marketing decisions that create value.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBernd Schmitt\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., Professor, Columbia Business School, New York; author of \u003ci\u003eExperiential Marketing: How to Get Consumers to Sense, Fell, Think and Act, Relate to your Company and Brands\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHappy Customers Everywhere: How Your Business Can Profit from the Insights of Positive Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Juan Humberto Young is the first to integrate positive psychology and mindfulness with a results-oriented focus on business strategy. In today's ever-changing organizations, leaders need clarity and flexibility to adapt and succeed. Built on leading-edge science, this book offers a step-by-step program that will light your path not only to greater strategic awareness but also to greater well-being.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBarbara L. Fredrickson\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., Kenan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; author of the two bestsellers \u003ci\u003ePositivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Juan Humberto Young integrates mindfulness practices, positive psychology, and extensive business experience to design a practical training program that improves personal and professional decision-making. This book offers tools to make decisions that increase subjective well-being because the sources of much unhappiness are poor decisions. For business leaders, lawyers, negotiators, and everyone who wants to improve their quality of life, this book presents a path to achieve the capacity of strategic awareness, consisting of mental lucidity, emotional clarity, and bodily awareness, which results in skillful decision-making. This book provides readers an ideal way to find happiness, personal balance, and professional success.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePeter H. Huang\u003c\/b\u003e, J.D. 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