Can Mindfulness be an Alternative for Servant Leadership? A Well-being Perspective

Q2 Business, Management and Accounting

Business Perspectives and Research Pub Date : 2023-09-12 DOI:10.1177/22785337231165873

Richa Goyal, Neha Sheoran, Himani Sharma

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Abstract

Servant leaders go beyond their self-centeredness and genuinely work toward strengthening the well-being (WB) of their followers. However, organizations cannot solely rely on servant leaders to stimulate the WB of their workforce as numerous factors affect servant leadership (SL), which may hinder its successful implementation in the workplace. Therefore, it is essential to determine to what extent an individual trait such as mindfulness can compensate for this leadership. Being focused, optimistic, and present in the moment fosters the WB of a person, which may reduce their reliance on external leadership. Thus, by relying on the “substitutes for leadership theory,” this study examines the moderating role of mindfulness in the SL and WB relationship. The data were collected from the 265 Indian service sector employees and were analyzed using the SPSS-20 and AMOS-21 software. The study’s results revealed that SL and mindfulness were significantly related to employee WB. Moreover, employees’ mindfulness moderates the SL and WB relationship. Also, mindfulness partly substitutes for a low level of SL in the workplace. Hence, by organizing meditation and yoga sessions in the organizations, employees’ mindfulness can be enhanced which reduce the reliance on the leadership style of the managers.

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正念可以替代仆人式领导吗?幸福的视角

仆人式领导者超越自我中心，真诚地为加强追随者的福祉而努力。然而，组织不能仅仅依靠仆人式领导来刺激员工的WB，因为许多因素会影响仆人式领导(SL)，这可能会阻碍其在工作场所的成功实施。因此，有必要确定正念等个人特质在多大程度上可以弥补这种领导力。专注、乐观、活在当下会培养一个人的WB，这可能会减少他们对外部领导的依赖。因此，本研究以“领导替代理论”为基础，考察正念在主观幸福感与主观幸福感关系中的调节作用。数据收集自265名印度服务业员工，并使用SPSS-20和AMOS-21软件进行分析。研究结果显示，SL和正念与员工WB显著相关。此外，员工的正念调节了SL和WB的关系。此外，正念在一定程度上替代了工作场所低水平的SL。因此，通过在组织中组织冥想和瑜伽课程，可以增强员工的正念，从而减少对管理者领导风格的依赖。

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