Vipassana Meditation as an Enabler of Values Based & Servant Leadership Development
Robert Hardwicke Freese
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Vipassana meditation 10-day residential course |
| Duration | 10-day residential course |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Proposes that Vipassana meditation can provide the deep personal transformation needed to develop qualities essential to values-based and servant leadership. |
Abstract
Much of the current practice in developing leaders is limited in the extent to which deep personal renewal which is sustainable can be affected. Two enduring approaches to leadership development include values based leadership and servant leadership; both of which are comprised of certain timeless qualities which lend themselves to more in-depth, transformational development experiences. Vipassana meditation is a technique which has been found to provide those willing to make the effort with just such an opportunity to transform themselves and become more effective as values based/servant leaders. This document describes the philosophy and practice of both of values based and servant leadership development. It goes on to explain the background of Vipassana meditation and the experience of attending a 10-day residential course. Finally the benefits of practicing Vipassana are linked to the essential qualities of the two leadership development frameworks, in order to describe the potential impact of their combination.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |