Lunch & Learn Webinar

Compassion @Work and Beyond — Mindfulness in Action!

Monday, June 10, 2019 from 12:10-12:40 PM PT

In this webinar, Scott Shute, Chief Mindfulness Officer and former VP of Global Customer Operations at LinkedIn, is back for yet another invaluable and insightful conversation, this time about the role of compassion at work and beyond. Traditionally, compassion has been more of a social virtue but not necessarily a core part of doing business. However, over the years, the world of emotional intelligence and mindfulness have shown that compassion is equally important and effective at work and can help boost both personal and professional fulfillment and success.

Scott spearheaded the mindfulness movement at LinkedIn enabling thousands of employees to experience amazing benefits including reducing stress, increasing self-fulfillment and improving work results. Scott will discuss how mindfulness meditation can lead to more compassion and authenticity at work, therefore allowing us to “show up” more fully and bridge the gap between our passion and our work endeavors and therefore redefining our relationship with work and our enjoyment at work.

This webinar is also part of our Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge, helping our participants leverage the Hello Mindful App to work more mindfully throughout their workday as well as adding mindfulness practices to achieve the benefits discussed in this webinar. 

About the presenter:

Scott Shute is the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn. Scott has been an active advocate for customers and employees in the technology space for over 20 years, with roles ranging from sales, customer advocacy, and customer service leadership. Previously, he was the Vice President of LinkedIn’s Customer Operations organization. 

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Love Yourself for Everyone's Sake — Mindfulness in Action!

Monday, June 3, 2019 from 12:10-12:40 PM PT

One of the main themes in our Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge is “being kind to yourself” -- this theme is embedded throughout the challenge and in our core mindfulness meditation practice. In this session, Mark Abramson, DDS, Adjunct Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Director of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic, shares his valuable life lessons about this exact theme and the powerful impact that kindness to ourselves has on our life and the lives of those around us. Dr. Abramson's insights are based on his upcoming book Love Yourself For Everyone’s Sake based on his years of experience in the field of mindfulness. 

This webinar is a part of our Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge, helping our participants leverage the Hello Mindful App to work more mindfully throughout their workday as well as adding mindfulness practices to achieve a calmer and more fulfilling workday. 

About the presenter:

Dr. Abramson is the founder and facilitator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been conducting these classes several times a year for many years. Dr. Abramson has also practiced dentistry in the Bay Area for more than twenty-five years, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and Temporomandibular disorders, focusing on non-drug oriented care, integrating traditional dental approaches, with mind/body techniques, osteopathic manual medicine, and acupuncture. He has been an instructor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pomona since 1985, has lectured throughout the country on TMJ/orofacial pain, and leads retreats on mindfulness meditation.

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Mindfulness and Innovation, Hand in Hand!

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 12:10-12:40 PM PT

In this live webinar, Jenée Johnson, Program Innovation Leader of Mindfulness, Trauma and Racial Equity at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, will share with us valuable insights from her experience in the worlds of mindfulness and innovation, both personally and professionally, to help us reflect on these important elements can impact our accomplishments and sense of fulfillment. 

This webinar is also part of our Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge, helping our participants leverage the Hello Mindful App to work more mindfully throughout their workday as well as adding mindfulness practices to achieve a calmer and more fulfilling workday. 

About the presenter:

Jenée Johnson initiated and now leads the integration of mindfulness into the Trauma Informed Systems of Care Initiative. SFDPH is striving to understand the impact of trauma and stress on its workforce and communities and take well informed steps to become a healing organization. Mindfulness is being employed to help the organization manage change, stay resilient, inspire growth, and become a compassionate culture in this important process. Jenée’s experience includes: 

• Certified Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence Teacher, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute 
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, Coaches Training Institute 
• Certified FEMME! Attuned Instructor, Movement and Meditation Modality 
• Sankofa Holistic Counseling Services, Oakland, California 

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Mindfulness Meditation @Work and Beyond!

Monday, March 25, 2019 from 12:00-12:45 PM PT

In this webinar, Scott Shute, Chief Mindfulness Officer and former VP of Global Customer Operations at LinkedIn, will share invaluable insights on the role of mindfulness meditation at work and beyond. Scott started meditating when he was a teenager, a practice that grew over time and led him to eventually spearhead the mindfulness movement at LinkedIn enabling thousands of employees to experience amazing benefits including reducing stress, increasing self-fulfillment and improving work results.

Scott will discuss how mindfulness meditation can lead to more compassion and authenticity at work, therefore allowing us to “show up” more fully and bridge the gap between our passion and our work endeavors and therefore redefining our relationship with work and our enjoyment at work. This webinar is also part of our Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge, helping our participants leverage the Hello Mindful App to work more mindfully throughout their workday as well as adding mindfulness practices to achieve the benefits discussed in this webinar. 

About the presenter:

Scott Shute is the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn. Scott has been an active advocate for customers and employees in the technology space for over 20 years, with roles ranging from sales, customer advocacy, and customer service leadership. Previously, he was the Vice President of LinkedIn’s Customer Operations organization. 

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Designing Your Life, Mindfully!

Monday, March 18, 2019 from 12:00-12:45 PM PT

In this webinar, Dave Evans, the co-author of the best-selling book Designing Your Life and a thought leader in the Designing Your Life global movement that he and Bill Burnett pioneered at the Stanford Design Program, will engage in an profound conversation with us about the key mindsets and behaviors behind building a life that is meaningful and that really works! Join us and hear Dave talk about what curiosity, reframing problems, being mindful of the process, and engaging in radical collaborations can accomplish. This webinar is also part of our Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge, helping our participants be more mindful throughout their workday, including implementing the Designing Your Life technique of tracking their level of engagement in the variety of tasks that they do in order to gain real data and increased clarity as they design their life!

About the presenter:

Dave Evans has worked in alternative energy, telecommunications, and high tech. As an early member of the advanced systems group that built the technology that became the Macintosh, he led the first computer mouse team and laser-printing projects, before leaving to co-found the software giant Electronic Arts. After more than thirty years of executive leadership and management consulting in the high tech world, Evans realized that what he really wanted and needed to do was help people rediscover purpose in their jobs and lives. He joined Stanford’s Design Program, where he now co-teaches the incredibly popular Designing Your Life course, which helps undergraduates discover their paths after graduation. Learn more about Dave's experience on the hellomindful.me website.

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Happiness and the Practice of Mindfulness

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 12:00-12:45 PM PT

In this webinar, Dr. Fred Luskin, the founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects and author of the best-selling book Forgive for Good, will explore the practical implementation of the science of happiness, based on research that shows the central importance of strong relationships, a motivating positive purpose and a capacity to savor the good in one's life. Underlying each is the need for mindful attention to our goals and priorities. These elements when coupled with the decision to pay attention as our life whizzes by allows us to feel both a bit happier and more in control. This webinar is also our launching pad for the Mindfulness @Work 21-Day Challenge and an opportunity for you to be part of this challenge. Join us and discover amazing insights about happiness, mindfulness, and your opportunity to make 2019 a happier and more accomplished year.

About the presenter:

Dr. Luskin is the author of the best-selling books Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness and Forgive for Love: The Missing Ingredient for a Healthy and Happy Relationship. His book Forgive for Good is the best-selling self-help book published on the topic of forgiveness. His research has shown that the Forgive for Good forgiveness methodology leads participants suffering from a wide range of concerns to improved physical and mental health.

Dr. Luskin founded and currently serves as Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects.  He is also Senior Consultant in Health Promotion/Wellness at the Stanford University Health Center and Department Chair in Clinical Psychology at Sofia University. At Stanford Dr. Luskin teaches classes on Positive Psychology, The Art and Science of Meditation, Forgiveness, Wellness, Flourishing and The Psychology of Storytelling to undergraduate and graduate students. He also conducts numerous workshops and staff development trainings in relationship enhancement, stress management and positive psychology through the Stanford Be Well program.

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Human Factors in Workplace Design: Designing Spaces that are More Naturally Human

Thursday, August 3, 2017 from 12:15-12:45 PM PT

When we feel better, we work better. That’s one of many reasons it’s critical to consider human factors and ergonomics in workplace design. Be it your home, working co-op or a traditional business location – it is vital that the workplace take the whole human into consideration. An office that encourages movements large and small throughout the day, that allows us to initiate and regulate social interaction, and that takes into consideration factors like personal space, physical and psychological proximity, and territoriality helps us feel better. It improves our health, comfort, and connection. By providing an overview of physical, social, and cognitive ergonomics, this presentation will help participants understand, and even design if interested, workplaces that are healthier for themselves and their colleagues.

About the presenter: Melissa Steach, PhD(c), MA I-O Psychology, CEAS I

Melissa truly believes that work is a physical, cognitive, and social experience. Formally trained as a fine artist, she brings her understanding of aesthetics to the world of workplace wellbeing in her role at Herman Miller as a human factors and ergonomics specialist.

Deeply passionate about sharing the profound effect work environments have on employee experience and wellbeing, Melissa has presented on this topic at FUSE Design and Brand in London and Miami as well as at the OD Network national conference. She is also a best-selling author and recipient of the Emison Art Fellowship.

Melissa is proud to be a part of the Herman Miller legacy and commitment to the creation of cutting edge, effective, and beautiful workplace designs and environments through the use of human focused research.