The Now Project's seminars and training programmes are for all businesses and organisations, public or private sector. I also work with individuals and not-for-profit and community groups.
Our study shows that mindfulness training and sustained practice produces statistically significant improvements in three capacities that are important for successful leadership in the 21st century: resilience, the capacity for collaboration, and the ability to lead in complex conditions
- Megan Reitz and Michael Chaskalson, Harvard Business Review
Understanding and managing attention is now the single determinant of business success
- Rasmus Houguard
Business & Organisations
In my career as a lawyer I had the privilege of working with a diverse range of organisations and businesses. For much of that time wellbeing was not at the forefront of business philosophy. Things have changed and it is now recognised that when people are mentally and emotionally well, and when they feel supported in the workplace, they perform well.
Technical training can upskill and educate people but it rarely addresses the mindset we bring to our work. Resilience; unconscious bias; creativity; these come from mindset. The training provided by The Now Project shows us how to improve our mindset so we can be less reactive and stressed and more motivated and productive. It helps us how to get out of our own way to live up to our potential.
While the link between attention and excellence remains hidden most of the time, it ripples through almost everything we seek to accomplish
- Daniel Goleman
Private Sessions
Private sessions are more intensive and meet the specific needs of individuals . This helps them to make faster progress and to integrate an effective mindfulness practice in a way that works for them.
Individual sessions can take place in the workplace or at an outside venue.
Stress finds you. You have to go looking for relaxation
- Dr Mark Hyman
Community Groups
I also offer mindfulness seminars and training programmes to community groups and not-for-profit organisations. The front line is a stressful place to be and I am pleased to be able to give back in this way.
The workplace is full of unexpected stumbling blocks that can get in the way of productivity. To a mindful manager or employee, these become building blocks
- Dr Ellen J. Langer
About Me
I am Geoff Mercer, principal of The Now Project. My professional life has traversed the spectrum of how our minds can work, from the highly rational to the completely intuitive.
For thirty years I was a lawyer and for twenty five of those years I also studied the contemplative arts, working with mindfulness and other contemplative techniques. I have personally seen and experienced the benefits of incorporting mindfulness into my life and work.
The Now Project draws on my training, life experiences and my work in the commercial world. I believe we can all prosper through our work, not just financially but also emotionally and mentally, with the result that we live happier and more productive and fulfilled lives.
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