Mindful Leadership in Practice: Tradition Leads to the Future

The book explores the importance of mindful leadership in the 21st century, combining philosophy, history, and research on mindfulness, digitalization, technology, social networking, and leading-self concepts. It connects mindfulness to serving leadership and presents theoretical aspects and practical recommendations for implementing mindful leadership and supportive environments in organizational cultures.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 213 pages
Publication date: 23 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the profound significance of mindful leadership as the cornerstone of supportive management and leadership in the twenty-first century. It explores the core principles of mindful leadership across philosophical and historical contexts, shedding light on diverse cultural traditions. Through cutting-edge research on mindfulness, digitalization, technology, social networking, and leading-self concepts, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolving landscape of leadership. By seamlessly bridging the past and the future, it establishes a connection between mindfulness and serving leadership principles, while also describing resilience for individuals and organizations. Moreover, it offers theoretical frameworks and practical recommendations for implementing mindful leadership and fostering supportive environments within organizational cultures. Spanning history, present leadership challenges, and future management perspectives, the book empowers readers to integrate models of good practice into their daily work lives. Drawing contributions from researchers across continents, it offers an international overview of state-of-the-art leadership research, making it a valuable resource for professionals and researchers alike, with an emphasis on positive psychology, organizational studies, and wellbeing studies.

Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030973131
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022