Psychological resilience

Originality

Public relations

Creativity

Mindfulness

Psychotherapist

Competence (human resources)

Applied psychology

Political science

Medicine

Psychology

Leadership development

Medical education

Social psychology

Journal of Management Development

Purpose The study's objective was to examine whether and how mindfulness training and practice might impact indicators of three capacities identified as critical for leading in the twenty-first century: resilience, leading in complex contexts and collaboration. Design/methodology/approach We conducted a non-randomised wait-list controlled study with 57 senior leaders (81 per cent female) who undertook an eight-week “Mindful Leader” programme. Findings Our findings suggest the programme was effective in developing leaders in terms of their mindfulness, resilience and self-perceived leadership competencies such as collaboration and agility in complex situations. The amount of mindfulness practice the leaders undertook was associated with improvements in mindfulness, resilience and collaboration. Furthermore, participants reported that the programme was beneficial for them as leaders and that the training format was feasible. However, objective measures of cognitive functioning and leadership competence did not ...

Developing leaders through mindfulness practice