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How to have a conversation that deepens connection
I’m in a lot of Zoom meetings these days. I find that the ones that are the most effective, productive, and nourishing are those that begin with getting everyone’s voice in the room. One way to do this is to propose a question that each person responds to via audio or...
Interview: Zen Meditation, Practices of a Mindful Leader, Building Inner Strength, and much more!
Marc Lesser speaks with Nishant Garg on The Nishant Garg Show about zen meditation, mindful leadership, building inner strength, and more. You can listen to the conversation below.
Resisting Change, Leading Change
Adapted from Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons From Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen My experience teaching mindfulness at Google and to companies and individuals around the world is that there is a tremendous need and hunger for understanding and...
Video: A Meditation to Tame Anxiety & Fear During 2020 Election Uncertainty
2020 has been a year fraught with tension and strife. Added to the stress of a pandemic, rising unemployment, ongoing racial injustice, and the increasingly visible impact of climate change on the planet, the 2020 US election has become a significant source of anxiety...
A Taste of Awe
As I write, it’s less than a week before the 2020 US election, and there’s a lot to be upset, nervous, angry, and disenchanted about. It’s unknown if our democracy will hold. It’s unknown if we will continue to pretend that the pandemic, systemic racism, and climate...
Interview: Mindful Leadership | Valeria Teles
Marc Lesser joined Valeria Teles on the Fit For Joy podcast for a conversation about Zen, making things simpler, mindful leadership, and the connection between success, freedom, love, failure, pain, and possibility. You can listen to the conversation below.