Search Inside Yourself
The original 2-day mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training programme developed at Google. Improve focus, empathy and resilience to harness your team’s full potential.
"The more we are able to create space between stimulus and reaction, the more control we have over our emotional lives."
Chade Meng Tan
Evidence shows that investing in employee well-being can deliver bottom-line returns. And when companies approach well-being as a core business strategy, and not solely to lower employer healthcare costs, it can lead to measurable ROI through higher engagement, lower turnover, and better productivity.
“We don’t pretend that employee well-being is solely about making employees happier and healthier,” says Dr. Natalie Lotzmann, SAP’s Global Head of Health & Well-Being Management.
“It helps SAP become a more successful company. We ensure this by linking our workplace culture and investments in employee well-being to SAP’s business success and profit.”
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Search Inside Yourself was born at Google from a dream to change the world.
It began in 2007 when a team of leading experts in mindfulness, neuroscience and emotional intelligence developed an internal course for fellow Google employees. It quickly became an incredibly popular training programme within Google and externally.
Mindfulness is the ability to stay present and be aware of what’s happening as it’s happening. A growing number of studies have concluded that mindfulness helps increase happiness, reduce stress, develop self-awareness and improve communication. At work, studies have also demonstrated that mindfulness improves employee engagement and collaboration. Mindfulness is one of the areas where we notice the greatest improvement as a result of the Search Inside Yourself programme:
Before taking the programme, only 39 percent of participants reported being able to notice when their attention was pulled away and return it to the present moment, compared to 65 percent after the programme. The 66 percent increase is a positive reflection of our mission to make mindfulness accessible and practical around the world.
THE 2-DAY INTERACTIVE PROGRAMME INCLUDES:
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An overview of the neuroscience supporting mindfulness and emotional intelligence.
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A deep-dive into the core emotional intelligence comptencies: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and leadership.
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Practical exercises to focus attention and develop self-awareness and empathy, the foundation for self-mastery and leadership.
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Specific workplace applications to help participants achieve greater focus, emotional balance, empathy and motivation.
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A highly interactive experience, with 1/3 presentation and 2/3 hands-on exercises.
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A 28-day challenge following the 2-day programme. Daily resources and exercises are provided to help people build new habits after the training.
Participants will experience lasting improvements, including:
- Increased self-awareness and self-regulation, the first two core emotional intelligence competencies.
- Practical take-away skills: a range of mindfulness practices, journaling, and techniques for self-awareness, empathetic listening, and preparing for difficult conversations.
- Tools to communicate with insight and awareness of others’ emotions and perspectives.
"I highly recommend SIY to anyone looking to improve the way their team works together, enhance their innovative thinking and clarity, reduce stress, improve general wellbeing, manage difficult conversations, and be generally more at peace."
Barry Margerum, seed investor & former chief strategy officer, Plantronics
The world of talent management continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate. We like to think of the challenges that this poses as opportunities to truly make a difference. VNA (Vicki Nicholson & Associates) is a game changer when it comes to best practices in the human development space. With over sixteen years of experience, we are a group of global leadership development entrepreneurs who are passionate about developing leaders that can excel in today’s demanding workplace.
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