Courses

In this course you will gain valuable first aid skills and knowledge to ensure you're equipped to respond to any potential emergency that requires your response. This is an essential part of our industry which means that ensuring our staff are equipped and confident in responding to emergency situations is vital.

In the field of project management, there has been heightened attention on the value of interpersonal skills. The foundation of these skills is an increased awareness of oneself and others—and that begins with mindfulness. In this course, instructor Ruth Pearce explores what mindfulness is (and is not), challenging popular misconceptions about the practice of mindfulness and its importance in managing projects.

Ruth explores the links between mindfulness and the skills of a standout project manager, including leadership, decision-making, and communication. Learn how mindfulness can help you counteract cognitive bias and respond appropriately to both positive and negative stress. Get tips for transitioning from task to task mindfully. Plus, discover how to incorporate mindfulness practices into your everyday life.
What if you could profoundly change your life by becoming more mindful? What if paying attention on purpose could improve your health? In Mindfulness for Beginners, Jon Kabat-Zinn—the scientist, bestselling author, and teacher who brought mindfulness meditation into the mainstream—gives you immediate access to a practice that can potentially add years to your life and enhance the quality of every day. Explore five guided meditations based on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a program offered in medical clinics and hospitals around the world. Cultivate the seven key attitudinal factors of MBSR—qualities of heart and mind that lay the foundation for mindfulness. Use these lessons to free yourself from limiting perspectives and become more intimate with your own boundless awareness.

This course was created by Sounds True. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.