MindMovement began because of unaddressed needs effecting executives relocating into new host countries and cultures. It became apparent that while they were awash in information on their new culture, they were lacking some critical skills. They were missing core self-management skills to show them ‘how-to’ transition and adapt to their new environments. They were missing the skills that minimize stress (culture shock), reduce stress related diseases and enhance health and performance.

To maintain and improve health and performance under the most extreme conditions such as entering the unknown and unfamiliar at multiple levels – work, life, language, culture,  and to do so successfully while under high pressure conditions requires more then information. 

Recognizing this, the fields of intercultural communication and self – management expertise came together. With more then a decades worth of experience with self-management core development in strategic intelligence, Bena Long, established MindMovement as a means to excellence in global diversity, leadership, and health and performance.

Bena Long, M.S.M., is the Founder and Principal of Mind Movement. Bena has led training sessions for individual contributors, management, senior leadership and executives. She continues to cultivate and strengthen alliances with international consulting firms for more the ten years, including working directly with the internationally recognized leader in health and performance, Dr. Phil Nuernberger. Some of the corporations she has facilitated and trained for include Federal Express Corp., Berlitz International, Canon Americas, Basell U.S.A, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and Barclays Capital.

Speaker
Bena is an inspiring speaker presenting to organizations such as New Jersey Self Insurers Association, Capital One Health, the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Women’s Health Conference, and the US Treasury Department, Treasury Inspector General Tax Administration.

Catalyst

As an adjunct professor, she has presented for the Wharton School of Executive Education on Strategic Intelligence Skills and pioneered courses in Cultural Diversity that integrate mind-body self-management skills. Her course “Intercultural Communications” is a core curriculum for the Certification in Business Communications, at Mercer County Community College, NJ. She teaches “Cultural Diversity” for the Pennsylvania teachers’ recertification program ACT 48 at Bucks County Community College, PA. Bena is often an invited lecturer for the MBA program at DeSales University presenting “Balance Point Leadership using Polarity Management™,” and “The Personal Skills of Cultural Diversity” at Rutgers University.

Affiliations

She has earned a Masters Degree of Science in Management that specializes in Intercultural Communications and training and development from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Bena received a B.A. in Political Science with scholarship honors for Middle Eastern studies, and NCAA Division One Gymnastics from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. She is Professionally Certified as an Associate of Strategic Intelligence Skills™; and, a certified Change Agent for “A Systems Approach to Facilitating Change with Human Attention” from 10th Dot.