Mindful Leadership: Achieving Results by Managing the Mind

Hougaard, Carter and Coutts believe that distracted and overwhelmed leaders must contend with what they refer to as the PAID reality: “Pressured, Always‐on, Information Overloaded and Distracted.” The antidote is training attention and practicing mindfulness. It requires slowing down and “ensuring we are managing not just our activities but also our mind and remaining focused, calm and clear even in the midst of demanding business environments.” Specific instructions and tips are provided for engaging in mindfulness and thriving in what has come to be known as “The Attention Economy.” Mindfulness is about “developing high levels of self‐management by switching off the autopilot and getting in the driver's seat of your life.”