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About this book
This book presents a guideline for turning any organisation into a more mindful one, allowing it to manage unexpected events and develop stronger resilience. The author conducted empirical research with a German IT company’s staff and its leadership in a longitudinal way. The whole team was trained in individual mindfulness competencies. Individual mindfulness is a state of being that can be developed through mindfulness mediation. When combined with social interactions, cultural adaptations and structural changes, collective mindfulness develops. Collective mindfulness allows an organisation to become more agile.
The author argues that mindfulness training influences the openness and knowledge-sharing behaviour of an organisation, first on an individual and then a collective level. Such training can generate awareness, increase empathy between the team members, and lead towards a more successful organisation. This study can inspire team managers to improve the work environment as well as academics to update their current level of research in the field of individual and collective mindfulness.
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About the author
About the author:
Fabrice Mielke finished his doctoral degree at the University of Hamburg, Germany. His research interest is mindfulness in organisations and their ability to manage unexpected events. Passionate about mindfulness for over 10 years, he teaches mindfulness classes at different universities and counsels organisations to become more mindful.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Steps towards a Mindful Organisation
Book Subtitle: Developing Mindfulness to Manage Unexpected Events
Authors: Fabrice Mielke
Series Title: Schriften zur Unternehmensentwicklung
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-33202-0
Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-33201-3Published: 24 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-33202-0Published: 23 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2628-7382
Series E-ISSN: 2628-7404
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 300
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations
Topics: Management, Human Resource Management