Running too far ahead? Towards a broader understanding of mindfulness in organisations.
Silke Rupprecht, Wibo Koole, Michael Chaskalson, Chris Tamdjidi, Michael A. West
Current Opinion in Psychology October 15, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.10.007 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Humans Models, organizational Teaching Workplace |
| Key points | Argues that assuming mindfulness training independently benefits organizations is not well grounded, and contends that such training would be beneficial when tailored to context and shaped by organizational theory and practice. Proposes building multi-level models of mindfulness in organizations, broadening training programs, and developing a novel competency framework for teachers. |
Abstract
Current workplace mindfulness research and interventions assume that teaching mindfulness will have beneficial effects for people and organizations. While research shows that mindfulness trainings may increase resilience of working adults, assuming that mindfulness will have independent effects on outcomes at different levels of an organization is not well grounded. We assert that mindfulness training would, however, be beneficial for organizations when tailored to that context and shaped by an understanding of organizational theory and practice. We also envisage mindfulness as a beneficial property of teams, organizations and the individuals who constitute them. To close the evidence gap we propose building multi-level models of mindfulness in organizations, broadening training programs, and developing a novel competency framework for teachers in this context.
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| 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 |
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