ETHICALLY INTELLIGENT

Beginning in 2000, I began writing columns about and teaching mindfulness courses for small and mid-sized businesses, police officers, first responders and the general public, and was a contracted mindfulness instructor/group meditation leader for companies that offered online mindfulness courses for corporate employees. During my time doing the latter, I observed a toxic workplace culture is a root cause of employee stress and job dissatisfaction, including uncivil and unethical behaviors by leadership, management - and fellow coworkers. Unfortunately, the ethical component of traditional mindfulness is de-emphasized in its modern application, and I wasn't permitted to openly address concerns that many students communicated to me privately - and that doesn't work for me... My experience during this time has taught me that when mindfulness training is offered within an organization of any size or type, if it does not become part of their overall culture, and transparently reflected..