Nandani Agarwal
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Nandani Agarwal
To date, the influence of (transformational) leadership in the context of team interaction processes remains largely unexplored.
How transformational leadership works during team interactions: A ...
mindful leadership > in context of team interaction processes
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
communication perspective of leadership (Fairhurst and Connaughton, 2014; Ruben and Gigliotti, 2016) and propose that the answer can be partly found in how leaders communicate, as perceived by followers.
Frontiers | Mindfulness and Leadership: Communication as a Behavioral Correlate of Leader Mindfulness and Its Effect on Follower Satisfaction
theory - communication perspective of leadership
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
As leader indirect communication inherently involves ambiguity and interpretative latitude; team members' collective efforts to decode and discuss a leader's intentions can significantly shape intrateam interactions and information processing dynamics. These interpretive activities consequently shape team processes and outcomes
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how leader indirect communication needs to be interpreted helping shape outcomes
transformational leadership can foster functional communicative team behaviors such as solution communication, and inhibit counterproductive communicative behaviors by team members during team interactions. We therefore hypothesize:
How transformational leadership works during team interactions: A ...
mindful leadership > improve functional comm like solution, and decrease counterproductive beh
search leader communication as a building block of effective leader behavio
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why communication is imp
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
predominantly advocates direct communication, characterized by explicit and clearly articulated messages, as a key determinant of leader effectiveness
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most focus on direct comm