Kornfield used a candle-lighting ritual to ground Google vice presidents
Jack Kornfield · Jack Kornfield: Finding Inner Calm · Jan 10, 2023 · at 47:58
Meditation teacher Jack Kornfield discusses applying ancient ritual practices to corporate leadership environments with host Shane Parrish.
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“I remember going into Google to work with the top, you know, vice presidents who helped run the company, and there were in this white, I mean, in this glass cubicle, because it's sort of open floor plan, but you can kind of sit and close some doors so it's not, not as noisy, and we sit down, and I pull out a candle and put it in the middle of the table and lit it, and I said, we have things to talk about, but let me light this candle. I didn't say what it was for, and let's just be quiet, sit quietly for a minute or two, and then we can talk about what's happening, what you're struggling with as a company, with one another, with, and so forth.”
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