Michael Carroll: Mindful Leadership

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2016

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Michael Carroll is the COO of Global Coaching Alliance, a former executive, and a certified meditation teacher of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. A globally recognized expert on mindfulness in the workplace, Michael has written many books including The Mindful Leader and Fearless at Work. With Sounds True, he has created the audio series The Mindful Leadership Training. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Michael and Tami Simon speak on using mindfulness to foster a better workplace environment—one that values openness, generosity, and fearlessness. They discuss the challenges inherent in this transformation both from the perspective of business leaders and the entirety of an organization. Finally, Michael describes an example of a mindful leader and the qualities of confidence and vulnerability this person embodies. (64 minutes)

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
0:04.0	At sounds true.com you can find hundreds of downloadable audio
0:08.0	learning programs, plus books, music, videos, and online courses and events.
0:14.0	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.0	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com, many voices, one journey. You're listening to Insights at the edge. Today my guest is Michael Carroll. Michael
0:44.9	Carroll is the CEO of Global Coaching Alliance and a former executive with
0:50.3	Simon Schuster and Disney. He's consulted with many large companies
0:54.4	including Starbucks Procter & Gamble and Google. Michael began practicing
0:59.6	meditation in 1976 and is an authorized teacher in the Kagu Nyingma and Chambala
1:06.6	lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He has also lectured all over the world on the
1:11.7	topic of bringing mindful awareness into the workplace.
1:16.0	He's authored several books including Awake at Work, The Mindful Leader and Fear fearless at work.
1:23.7	With sounds true, Michael Carroll has published a new audio series called The Mindful Leadership
1:30.1	Training.
1:31.1	Today, Michael and I spoke about the relationship between sitting meditation
1:36.0	and being able to be unbiased, courageous, and confident at work.
1:42.0	We talked about inspiring the best in others through our
1:47.0	openness which Michael describes as a type of complete generosity.
1:53.5	We also talked about creating fearless cultures at work
1:58.1	and what this requires both of a leader
2:01.0	and of an organization.
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