Lead with impact and build a resilient culture that thrives under pressure. Master practical tools to boost collaboration, reduce burnout, and foster mindful, high-performing teams.
Becoming a Jedi at Work is a practical leadership and culture course designed for today’s fast-moving, high-pressure work environments. As organizations navigate constant change, distraction, and rising expectations, the ability to remain calm, focused, and intentional has become a critical leadership skill.
This course reframes mindfulness not as a wellness practice, but as a tool for better leadership, communication, and workplace culture. Participants learn how habits of attention and emotional awareness directly influence trust, collaboration, decision-making, and performance. Rather than treating the mind as something to push harder, the course shows how to work with it more skillfully—reducing reactivity and improving clarity in real work situations.
Through practical lessons and guided exercises, the course explores how leaders and professionals can close mental “open loops,” communicate more mindfully, and create cultures where appreciation, presence, and accountability reinforce positive behavior. These tools are designed to be applied in meetings, conversations, and moments of pressure—without stepping away from the demands of the workplace.
Key learning outcomes include:
Leading with calm and focus during change and uncertainty
Strengthening collaboration through mindful communication
Creating a culture of meaningful appreciation and trust
Managing internal reactivity to improve decision-making
Applying workplace-relevant mindfulness practices that support leadership effectiveness
Whether you are shaping organizational culture or navigating your own leadership challenges, Becoming a Jedi at Work offers a grounded, practical approach to working—and leading—with greater clarity, resilience, and intention.
Workplace Culture, Mindful Leadership and Work-Life Balance Expert
Pandit Dasa is a Mindful Leadership Expert, author and motivational keynote speaker. His inspirational speeches aim to create a more mindful workplace culture which increases productivity and improves retention. He encourages leadership and co-workers to appreciate and celebrate the success and contributions of others. This attitude fosters trust, enhances teamwork and greatly impacts employee performance. He emphasizes the importance of leading without ego and highlights the importance of cultivating self-awareness and personal growth and development. Pandit captures the audience's attention by sharing his journey on how and why he spent 15 years living as a monk in New York City, the incredible life and leadership lessons he learned from that experience and why he's no longer a monk. His story is chronicled in his book, Urban Monk. Some key messages the audience will take away are: * Understanding how our mind, thoughts and emotions impact our reactions and behavior. * Tools for managing one's emotions and staying calm and collected before pressing the "send" button. * The value of consistently appreciating our colleagues. * Attendees will be encouraged to lead by example by setting a proper leadership model. * Learn breathing and focusing techniques that can reduce stress, improve productivity and boost emotional intelligence. Pandit Dasa has spoken to many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Some of the organizations he has spoken to are: Google, NASA, Citibank, IBM, State Farm, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Kellogg’s, U.S. Navy, Nationwide Insurance, SAP, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, AMC Theatres, Intel, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, AMC Networks, Pfizer, Novartis, Comcast, TD Ameritrade, JPMorgan Chase, The World Bank, World Government Summit, SHRM National Convention, Oracle HCM Convention and many others.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
