Mindfulness: performance, wellness or fad?

Altizer, Christopher C.

doi:10.1108/shr-10-2016-0093

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“…The views of HR managers may support, contradict or add nuance to the findings reported here. Mindfulness has been shown to be attractive to HR managers as a tool for improving performance but there are concerns around its effectiveness (Altizer, 2017).…”

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The relationship between mindfulness and individual adaptability in dynamic work contexts

Johnstone

Wilson-Prangley

2021

South African Journal of Business Management

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Purpose: Individual adaptability has been proposed as a source of adaptive performance. This is an increasingly important performance dimension in dynamic contexts. Mindfulness has been demonstrated to improve dimensions of performance and well-being in the workplace, but the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are not well understood. Addressing this gap, the study hypothesised a link between mindfulness and individual adaptability in dynamic work contexts.Design/methodology/approach: One hundred and ninety-eight individuals in dynamic work contexts completed a self-rating survey that measured mindfulness and a multifactor measure of individual adaptability. These data were then analysed to test the hypotheses developed.Findings/results: A significant positive relationship was found between mindfulness and five dimensions of adaptability (work-stress adaptability, uncertainty adaptability, crisis adaptability, creative problem-solving adaptability and learning adaptability). Interpersonal and cultural adaptability were not found to correlate with mindfulness.Practical implications: This study demonstrates that mindfulness is not simply a stress management skill but is correlated with key aspects of adaptability such as learning and problem-solving. The findings suggest it may be possible to enhance individual adaptability through Mindfulness-Based Interventions and thus support adaptive performance.Originality/value: This study is original in examining the relationship between mindfulness and individual adaptability in the workplace. This study highlights how different methods of operationalising mindfulness can lead to different conclusions. It points to the value of broader measures of mindfulness that capture attitudinal dimensions. In addition, as few studies on mindfulness in African contexts have been performed, this study broadens the research contexts in which mindfulness is understood.

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The relationship between mindfulness and individual adaptability in dynamic work contexts

Johnstone

Wilson-Prangley

2021

South African Journal of Business Management

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“…Several previous studies were used as references in this research separately, such as the professionalism by Ashton (2011), Cannon (2017), Delattre and Ocler (2013), Edwards (2014), Elmer (2000), Furusten (2013), Fyfe (2013) and Kreps (2017); behavior of OCB by Agarwal (2016), Beauregard (2012), Ghosh (2015), Indarti et al (2017), Jha (2014), Jung and Hong (2008) and Suliman and Obaidli (2013); personality by Ahmad (2015), Banerjee (2016), Bennett (2015), Castillo (2013), Easton (2010), Kadri (2013), Lin (2010) and Schaufeli (2016) and performance by Alach (2017a, b), Altizer (2017), Brudan (2010), de Waal (2007, 2010) and Sillanpää (2011). The originality for this paper shows the comprehensively professionalism, behavior of OCB, personality, performance in effects professionalism and OCB as mediating variables on the effect of personality on performance (A study on Makassar Police).…”

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The effects of professionalism and behavior by organizational citizenship (OCB) as mediating variables on the effect of personality on performance (a study on Makassar Police)

Nurrohmat

2021

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PurposeThis study aims to determine the effect of personality on professionalism.Design/methodology/approachThis research was conducted in Makassar Police Office in Makassar City. The reason for conducting the research in the police officer was the low performance of police officers in Makassar Police while the workload was very high. The population in this study were all 1,185 police officers in Makassar Police Office. Using the probability sampling technique, there were 299 police officers selected as respondents. Further, this study employs descriptive statistical analysis and inferential statistical analysis using generalized structure component analysis (GSCA) as data analysis methods.FindingsThe result found that there is a significant effect of personality on professionalism and OCB. Different results are obtained on the effect of personality on performance, which has no significant effect. However, there is an indirect effect of personality on performance through professionalism and OCB as mediating variables. The results also found that there is a significant influence between Professionalism on OCB and performance, as well as a significant influence between OCB on Performance.Originality/valueThis study focus to determine the effect of personality on professionalism. It has never been done before, so this study will contribute a new empirical explanation on both relationships. In addition to differences in the use of constructs and measurements, this research is also different in terms of the analysis unit. This study examines the effect of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on the performance of members/employees. This research is different from previous researches which generally examine the effect of OCB with group performance such as performed by George and Bettenhausen (1990), Podsakoff et al. (1997), which both found a close association between OCB and group performance. This study examines the performance of individual members because the tasks of members of the police force require professional ability in individuals who are expected to give a good image to the police in general.

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“…These practices first made their appearance in Western psychology in clinical settings in the late 1970s through Jon Kabat-Zinn’s work on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and stress-reduction techniques at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (Kabat-Zinn, 2003). More recently, however, psychological researchers and practitioners have applied these practices in business settings to address burnout and to improve focus, performance, and employee well-being (Altizer, 2017).…”

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Mindfulness and personality: More natural for some than others and how it matters.

Altizer

Ferrell

Natale

2021

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

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Knowledge about mindfulness and its impact on emotional reactivity, behaviors, and wellness has greatly increased in recent years as mindfulness practices make their way from the clinic to the workplace. Studies of the relationships between mindfulness and personality assessments commonly used in organizational consulting and coaching, however, have been few. We sought to determine what relationships exist between two personality assessments (the Hogan Personality Inventory [HPI] and Hogan Development Survey [HDS]) and two measures of mindfulness (the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and the Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale). Results indicated eight scales were significantly related with one or more of the mindfulness scales across two independent samples. HDS Cautious had the strongest correlations across the mindfulness scales, followed by HPI Adjustment and Ambition, HDS Leisurely, and HDS Excitable. Given the frequent practice by consultants of using assessments to predict team effectiveness and leader performance, we discuss potential ways to integrate mindfulness-enhancing practices into the coaching of different personality profiles, particularly those profiles prone to higher emotional reactivity, distractible attention, and a lack of self-or other-awareness.

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Mindfulness: performance, wellness or fad?

Cited by 10 publications

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The relationship between mindfulness and individual adaptability in dynamic work contexts

The relationship between mindfulness and individual adaptability in dynamic work contexts

The effects of professionalism and behavior by organizational citizenship (OCB) as mediating variables on the effect of personality on performance (a study on Makassar Police)

Mindfulness and personality: More natural for some than others and how it matters.

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