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Manufacturing Masters PodcastEpisode #58: Playing the Holiday Blues with Lalith GunaratneCOCKTAIL FOR STRESS
-Putting a business bow on 2024
-Family gatherings and politics
-Gifts
-Weather/Shorter Days
-Over eating/drinking
-Preparing for a new year
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In this episode of the Manufacturing Masters Podcast, Alison DeFord is joined by our resident expert, Lalith Gunaratne. He’s an engineer, serial entrepreneur, educator, parent, and mindfulness expert and one of our most popular guests.
You’ll gain a better understanding of WHY you’re feeling anxiety or stress right now and how to overcome it (no therapy or special shoes required).
Topics include some basic science behind your Circadian Rhythm, w...2024-12-1946 min
Knack 4 BusinessMessy Leadership Embracing Uncertainty to Foster Business GrowthSend us a textAre you struggling to navigate uncertainty in your leadership role? In this inspiring episode, Lalith Gunaratne, founder of Sage Ontario, to discusses "Messy Leadership: Embracing Uncertainty to Foster Business Growth."Lalith shares practical insights drawn from his expertise in entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and mindful leadership. Discover how mindfulness, empathy, and critical thinking can transform chaos into opportunity, foster innovation, and build resilience. This episode provides actionable strategies to help leaders maintain balance and thrive in today’s rapidly changing business world.What You’ll Learn...2024-12-0440 minManufacturing Masters PodcastEpisode #57: Mindful Leadership and High Performance Culture with Lalith GunaratneVision, mission, and values…how do they become more than just words on a poster hanging in the lunch room?
Mindful leadership…that’s how!
Living those values daily. And not just the leadership team, but everyone in the company.
A high performance company requires a high performance culture. This starts at the top and it begins with awareness.
In this episode of the Manufacturing Masters Podcast, Allison DeFord has brought back (by popular demand) our resident mindfulness expert and former engineer and manufacturing owner, Lalith Gunaratne.
What’s in it for you?
1. Understanding the value in becoming more aware an...2024-11-1446 minManufacturing Masters PodcastEpisode #50 - Simple techniques to mitigate daily stress with Lalith GunaratneDo you ever feel like you’re the leader or manager who regularly shows up with their hair on fire? 🔥
Or unable to focus because that monkey brain of yours is bouncing all over the place?
Daily stress gets the best of all of us and how we deal with can be the difference between soaring success or dismal failure.
Stress and emotional drain affects our bodies too.
And, it seeps into relationships both at work and at home.
Fortunately, there is a solution that’s both portable and free! And, it starts working immediately!
In this episode of the Man...2024-08-2840 min
Knack 4 BusinessBe Grounded and Lead in Volatile Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous TimesSend us a textWelcome to the Knack 4 Business podcast. We aim to help you find your feet in the business world. Whether you're just starting out, or you've been at it for a while, we've got something for everyone. Be Grounded and Lead in Volatile Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous TimesToday's guest is Lalith Gunaratne from Sage OntarioLalith is a mindfulness-based leadership educator with diverse business interests. Lalith shares his vast experiences, such as surviving a business loss and the importance of self-awareness...2023-12-2945 min
Still Curious“One breath at a time”: daring life, mindfulness, and non-self - Lalith Gunaratne | S3E6Lalith Gunaratne is a parent, entrepreneur, and educator on mindful leadership. We discuss Lalith’s mindfulness journey, his experience starting a solar energy business, and how his approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion training is informed by mindfulness and personal integrity.Key TopicsLalith's mindfulness journey and the benefits of being present and letting go of attachmentChallenges faced by Lalith as an ethical entrepreneur in the renewable energy sector and his transition to training and facilitation around equity, diversity, and inclusionCreating a safe space for conversations through nonviolent communication and mindfulness practicesThe importance of pe...2023-06-221h 20
Ottawa Business JournalEvolving The Workplace Culture For EDI - AudioWe know that equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can help foster a more productive workplace and create a place where your employees can thrive.
But a recent Gallagher survey found that 60 percent of employers still lack a clearly articulated EDI strategy — and by that we mean more than a sentence or two in a policy book.
With so many approaches to EDI training available, it’s understandable for employers to feel overwhelmed about knowing where to start.
If you want your team to benefit from diversity training but still have questions, this webinar is for you.
PMC Training has brought on d...2023-03-0938 min
Where Leaders Connect®Leading with Compassion with Lalith GunaratneSend us a textParent, entrepreneur, leadership trainer, networker/connector, action researcher teaching Mindfulness, Solar Power maverick... These are just a number of the hats that Ottawa resident and native of Sri Lanka, Lalith Gunaratne, wears on a daily basis. Heather Arthur and Trevor Botkin  sit down with him to discuss how we can all live better beginning with the simple act of leading with compassion.2022-02-0719 min