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Forbes
01-07-2025
- General
- Forbes
Mindful Leadership: The Skill Every Leader Needs Now
Am I a Leader? Am I a Mindful Leader? When you consider the definition of the word 'leader', perhaps you think of a work title like Director or CEO. Or maybe you think of the person in your organization with the most day-to-day responsibilities, or perhaps the biggest budget. If you stop for a moment, however, and think about what really defines a leader, you might come up with a different answer. Perhaps you begin to think of leadership characteristics. For example, a leader is a good communicator, or someone with the ability to gain consensus in a group. You might include adjectives like compassionate or creative. A person with these strong characteristics may or may not be the person with the highest level title or the biggest budget but they unquestionably are a leader. They have an impact, they sway the group. So, what then, truly is at the heart of defining a leader? Very simply, a leader is someone who has an influence on others. True, impactful leadership is all about influence. Am I a leader? The short answer is 'yes'. Every person, for better or worse, has an influence. Every action you choose to take and every action you choose not to take has an influence. The words you say, and the words you choose not to say, also have an influence, for better or worse. You are a leader. And your leadership, or influence, is not just at work. You are a leader in all aspects of your life. You lead your own life with your choices, you lead in your family and you lead in your community. Now, what kind of leader are you? Are you leading more often 'for better', or more often 'for worse'? The truth is that we all do both. Sometimes our influence has a positive impact, and sometimes it has a negative impact. When I am working with leaders, the 'for worse' part most often arises when we are feeling tired and/or stressed. We say or do things that we later regret, we don't bring our best thinking to a situation and later find ourselves wondering 'how could I have ever thought that was a good idea?'. Or, why did I say that? When we are suffering from fatigue and stress, our brain isn't at its best so we aren't at our best. Mindful Leadership Training Changes The Status Quo This is where mindful leadership training comes in. This training teaches us to be present in the midst of the chaos of a typical day. Rather than react to the stress and fatigue, we cultivate the ability to make conscious choices that are more often 'for better' and less often 'for worse'. We learn to notice when our bodies are reacting to stress, fatigue or overwhelming obligations, and we learn to stop and give ourselves some space to return to our best selves, rather than react. We learn to respond. Let's explore an example. You arrive at work late because the trains were delayed, there are 3 people waiting at your office door, and you have a message from your child's teacher that she needs to speak with you as soon as possible. A typical day, right? Add to that the fact that your yearly budget presentation is due tomorrow and you are still waiting for some numbers from accounting. Your neck muscles begin to tense, and your heart beat begins to rise. In your mind, you are beginning to write full length feature films about all the 'horrors' that are about to fall on you… Can you be expected to make your best choices in this scenario??? Absolutely not and yet we try to do just that. Mindful leadership training starts by honing your ability to notice those signals from your body and treat them like flashing early warning signals. You then learn to take a pause, a Purposeful Pause, as I call it. In that Purposeful Pause, you bring your attention back to the present using your breath as an anchor, which calms things down enough to allow you to be your best self…focused, clear and compassionate…when making decisions. If you would like a taste of the training, see the link below: Mindful leadership training is not a tool, it is a training of your mind's innate capabilities so you can meet the chaotic moments of our days with all of your talents, expertise and heart. We need this kind of leadership now more than ever. We need the kind of leadership that influences 'for better' more often than 'for worse'.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dems tee up House Oversight leadership election
House Democrats are teeing up a caucus election on June 24 to fill the party's top job on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia, according to two people granted anonymity to speak freely. The contest to serve as the panel's ranking member — and as a prominent foil to President Donald Trump's administration — is shaping up to be a competitive four-way race that could test Democrats' adherence to their seniority system for committee leadership and appetite to elevate younger members. Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, Kweisi Mfume of Maryland and Robert Garcia of California are all expected to run for the position. Lawmakers have until this point generally avoided publicly campaigning for the position out of respect for Connolly, whose funeral was held Tuesday. But quiet maneuvering had already begun. Crockett, seen as a rising star in the caucus and a talented communicator, had blanketed her colleagues with texts making her case for the job. Mfume, who is more senior on the panel, had also privately messaged his colleagues about the position. And Garcia, a member of House Democratic leadership, has quietly met with his colleagues, too. Many House Democrats see the race as wide-open after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York opted to forgo a bid to keep her seat on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. She came up short in last year's contest against Connolly. Candidates for the job this time around will first go before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which will make recommendations to the full caucus. The caucus will then have to vote to ratify the selection.
Politico
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Dems tee up House Oversight leadership election
House Democrats are teeing up a caucus election on June 24 to fill the party's top job on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia, according to two people granted anonymity to speak freely. The contest to serve as the panel's ranking member — and as a prominent foil to President Donald Trump's administration — is shaping up to be a competitive four-way race that could test Democrats' adherence to their seniority system for committee leadership and appetite to elevate younger members. Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, Kweisi Mfume of Maryland and Robert Garcia of California are all expected to run for the position. Lawmakers have until this point generally avoided publicly campaigning for the position out of respect for Connolly, whose funeral was held Tuesday. But quiet maneuvering had already begun. Crockett, seen as a rising star in the caucus and a talented communicator, had blanketed her colleagues with texts making her case for the job. Mfume, who is more senior on the panel, had also privately messaged his colleagues about the position. And Garcia, a member of House Democratic leadership, has quietly met with his colleagues, too. Many House Democrats see the race as wide-open after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York opted to forgo a bid to keep her seat on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. She came up short in last year's contest against Connolly. Candidates for the job this time around will first go before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which will make recommendations to the full caucus. The caucus will then have to vote to ratify the selection.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
An astrophysicist who inspired the younger generation
On April 23, 2018 the renowned astrophysicist Jayant V. Narlikar gave a lecture on 'Searches for Life Outside the Earth' at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre's Space Physics Laboratory (SPL) in Thiruvananthapuram. He spoke about the possibility of life existing beyond the earth and the challenges in providing experimental evidence for it. On the occasion, he also spoke about one of his experiments using high-altitude balloons that was conducted in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). One of the three types of bacteria detected in that experiment had since been named Bacillus isronensis after the space agency. 'A visionary astrophysicist' In Kerala, Dr. Narlikar, who passed away in Pune on May 20 aged 86, is remembered as a scientist who inspired countless youngsters in the study of science through his work, lectures and books. In a post on X, former ISRO Chairman S. Somanath remembered him as 'a visionary astrophysicist and distinguished science communicator who inspired my generation through his celebrated works such as The Lighter Side of Gravity and Seven Wonders of the Cosmos.' Dr. Narlikar visited Kerala on several occasions, attending seminars and conferences where he interacted with school and college students. In 2006, a centre of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), which he founded in 1988, opened at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), Kochi. Initially known as IUCAA Resource Centre, the name has has since been changed to IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Development (ICARD). 'It was designed as an inter-university extension facility to promote astronomy research. He used to visit the centre, discuss the research programmes and collaborations. He visited Cusat in 2016 and 2017. Before that he used to visit at least once a year,' Titus Mathew, a former coordinator of the Cusat centre who is now Professor Emeritus at Cusat, said. In 2019, Dr. Narlikar visited Thiruvananthapuram to accept a honorary doctorate in science conferred on him by the University of Kerala.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Science
- Hindustan Times
Jayant Narlikar dies: 5 things to know about the Padma Vibhushan astrophysicist
Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who was an eminent astrophysicist and science communicator, passed away on Tuesday in Pune. He was 87. According to his family, Narlikar passed away peacefully in his sleep. Jayant Narlikar was a Padma Vibhushan awardee who played an instrumental role in establishing several scientific institutions in India. He was a pioneer in cosmology and is credited with popularising science. He is survived by his three daughters. With PTI inputs.
