thesis: communication
Two studies reported by Reb et al. (2014) provided first evidence for a positive effect of leaders’ mindfulness on follower wellbeing and work performance.
Frontiers | Mindfulness and Leadership: Communication as a Behavioral Correlate of Leader Mindfulness and Its Effect on Follower Satisfaction
leader mindfulness > follower wellbeing > work performance
mindfulness permits individuals to disidentify from their emotions and experience them as transient cognitive events rather than aspects of their self and thus as less threatening.
Frontiers | Mindfulness and Leadership: Communication as a Behavioral Correlate of Leader Mindfulness and Its Effect on Follower Satisfaction
mindfulness promotes decentering/ reperceiving
Drawing on the mindfulness literature, we propose that mindfulness in communication consists of three facets: (a) being present and paying attention in conversations, (b) an open, non-judging attitude, and (c) a calm, non-impulsive manner
Frontiers | Mindfulness and Leadership: Communication as a Behavioral Correlate of Leader Mindfulness and Its Effect on Follower Satisfaction
mindfulness in communication
back to the drawing board to identify unique behavioral building blocks (i.e., concrete behaviors that build the foundation of broader leadership styles) to be used to differentially predict specific outcomes
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focus should be identifying unique behaviors to predict outcomes
Conversely, when a pro-self tendency dominates, a team's information processing may become fragmented or biased, as members prioritize individual interests, even at the expense of others or the team's effectiveness (Bechtoldt et al., 2010). We articulate that TMX functions as a team-level social motivational factor that shapes how a team... See more
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In the context of team problem-solving interactions, these previous findings suggest behavioral contingencies between leaders and followers, such that leaders' solution-focused behaviors could invite subsequent solution-focused behaviors by team members.
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moment to moment dynamics
In an interview, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, identified communication as the most essential skill a leader can possess (Gallo, 2015).
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communication as the most imp skill
Accordingly, leadership constitutes an interactional phenomenon that unfolds through discrete observable behaviors (e.g., Gerpott et al., 2019; Uhl-Bien, 2006). This conceptualization of leadership has resulted in a growing scientific interest in observing, manipulating, or training actual leader behaviors; the effects thereof on the behaviors and... See more
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leadership research - focus on micro behaviors and interactions
Tannen (1981) further argued that individuals differ significantly in their preferences for indirectness, considering it a fundamental characteristic of conversational style
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Tannen theory