Mindfulness, Resilience, and Caring

How do we learn and practice mindfulness, build resilience, and become more effective and caring people and leaders? These resources can help.

ILA’s resource collections gather resources from across our site that have been tagged as pertaining to a particular topic. Some are public access while others are available to members only.

Below are a selection of recent resources, by category. You can view all Mindfulness, Resilience, and Caring resources here.

Podcasts

Intentional Emergence: Addressing 21st Century Learner Needs

Drs. Linnette Werner and John Weng discuss their NDSL issue, Intentional Emergence: Addressing 21st Century Learner Needs. Recognizing the exhaustion among college educators and the feeling that previous...

Phronesis Practical Wisdom for Leaders Podcast -Episode 222 Dr Les Sylvan - Meditation Mindfulness and Leadership- The official Podcast of the International Leadership Association

Meditation, Mindfulness, & Leadership

Former police chief Les Sylven discusses his research and work with Canadian police officers on the practice of meditation, mindfulness, and leadership.

Law & Order…& Leadership

Can law enforcement rise to the challenge of reforming policing with new styles of leadership? Rob Elkington and Les Sylven discuss policing challenges and offer some surprising solutions...

Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future

Boosting Workplace Well-Being

Cameron Stockdale, CEO of the Work Wellness Institute, discusses the 4-day workweek & other workplace wellness initiatives that boost productivity.

Activation Energy

Dr. Todd Deal from the Center for Creative Leadership joins Scott for a wide-ranging discussion on leadership and resilience.

A Mountain With No Top

Wiley “Chip” Souba joins Scott to discuss innovative approaches to teaching leadership and the idea that most of the barriers to great leadership are not external, but within.

Spheres Not Squares

Scott talks with Dr. Chellie Spiller, (hapū Matawhaiti Iwitea, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa), a professor at the University of Waikato Management School in Auckland, New Zealand. Topics range...

Mindfulness and Its Benefits in the Work Place

Supporting the long-term mental health of your team can mean the difference between an engaged, collaborative and productive organization…or one riddled with toxicity and turnover. Peter Weng and...

Building Trust in Uncertainty: A Personal and Professional Journey

As a society, we face a dramatic loss of trust in each other and in our institutions. Dr. Mary Jo Burchard shares her experiences with struggle and how...

The Influence of Action Learning, Coaching, and Intrapersonal Reflection on Individual Resilience

Dr. Kaitlin Wolfert is the Coordinator for The Center for Student Achievement at Penn State Abington. She joins Scott to discuss her research on the influence of The...

Blogs

Arms upraised toward a charismatic leader in a shadowy auditorium.

Overcoming an Addiction to Leadership

Lucie Hartley and ILA Fellow Richard Bolden explore the consequences of an addiction to leadership. Drawing on examples from drug and alcohol services, they illustrate how recovery techniques...

Leading From Stillness

Leaders can learn to lead from a place of stillness - recognizing their own potential to react to situations and seeking to be free of clouded judgement by...

Build Back Better… With Care and Compassion

As governments and organisations around the world seek to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic, Richard Bolden stresses the importance of making time and space for recovery...

The Power of Belief, The Triumph of Voice

ILA Fellow Katherine Tyler Scott discusses the re-emergence of autocratic leadership around the world and its ties to societal anxiety before exploring Ukrainian President Zelensky's ability to use...

Mindful of Authority: Exploring Leadership With Police Officers Who Meditate

Les Sylven discusses how daily meditative practice improved his effectiveness as a police officer and leader and asks whether the practice of meditation should be supported as a...

Drawing of open plan office space with workers

Practice Gratitude for Your Team – and Develop a Culture of Appreciation in Your Workplace

It's OK to recognize that we're living in challenging circumstance, but you have the power to lift the clouds in your workplace by infusing a tone of gratitude...

The Narrative We Feed Gets Stronger

Our world is a place where benefits and burdens are not widely shared. We have an opportunity to envision a new way of moving forward, a new narrative...

Briefing: Civic Capacity and the Coronavirus

The coronavirus continues to devastate communities around the world. Given the immensity of the damage and the colossal investment needed to repair it, ensuring that our responses enhance...

Newsletter Articles

Screen Shot of Kathryn Goldman Schuyler and Rasmus Hougaard during their Exploring Leadership Interview

Exploring Leadership With Rasmus Hougaard

Kathryn Goldman Schuyler interviews Rasmus Hougaard, founder and CEO of Potential Project, a global consulting firm emphasizing how simple mindfulness practice combined with an attitude of compassion helps...

Leading the Difficult Time With Care, Compassion, and a New Vision

How can we be more prepared for the challenges a VUCA world holds in store? How do we hold safe space for ourselves, for our neighbors, families, colleagues,...

2020 Leaning Into 2021

2020 was filled with unimaginable disruptions and loss for many people. But in the midst of those clouds, the ILA held tight to its mission and sought to...

Videos

A Conversation With Leigh Chapman – Chief Nursing Officer of Canada

Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer of Canada / Infirmière en chef Santé Canada, joins moderator Suzanna Fitzpatrick, DNP, for an invigorating conversation on the intersections of healthcare and...

Book Buzz – Legacy Forward Made Easy

Author Ben Pandya discusses his book Legacy Forward Made Easy.

Ada T. Cenkci with the cover of her book.

Book Buzz – Overcoming Workplace Loneliness: Cultivating Belonging for a Remote Workforce

Author Ada Cenkci discusses her book Overcoming Workplace Loneliness: Cultivating Belonging for a Remote Workforce.

Webinars

Image of man yelling at skeleton sitting at a desk superimposed by man yellowing at a woman through a bullhorn.

TNT in the Workplace: A Dynamite Presentation on Trauma, Toxicity, and Shaping Goal Behaviors

Drs. Pettis Perry and Wendy M. Edmonds equip participants with strategies to identify the factors contributing to workplace trauma, toxic leadership, and enabling followers and will share strategies...

Work-Life Harmony: Why It Matters and How to Craft It

How many of us have said we are going to work less and spend more time on health, hobbies, and family? This webinar discusses different approaches to work...

Click here