“…Additionally, Sauer and Kohls (2011) propose that mindfulness may benefit leadership by contributing to improvements in information processing, interpersonal interactions, and decision making. Others have suggested that mindfulness contributes to emotional intelligence which, in turn, contributes to higher positive affect, lower negative affect, and greater life satisfaction (Schutte and Malouff, 2011;Smollan and Parry, 2011). Indeed, recent research shows that increasing mindfulness contributed to more job satisfaction and less stress as a result of increased ability to regulate one's emotions (Hülsheger et al, 2013).…”