From Practice to Transformation: The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on the Development of Managerial Competencies

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

elahe Saberi ¹

Yaghoob Maharati ¹

Alireza khorakian ¹

Maryam bordbar ²

¹ Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Department of Counseling and educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi, University of Mashhad, Mashhad,Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22067/tmj.2026.97309.1809

Abstract

This study presents a systematic review of 30 prior empirical investigations on the effects of mindfulness interventions on managers. The purpose of this review is to synthesize the existing body of knowledge and identify avenues for future research. Accordingly, it seeks—through an analytical and systematic approach—to provide a comprehensive overview of the current literature and offer a clear and practical understanding of the role of mindfulness in enhancing managerial effectiveness and improving organizational performance. In this study, mindfulness is defined as a specialized managerial intervention to ensure conceptual clarity and highlight its importance in leadership development and managers’ personal growth.

The findings indicate that mindfulness practices exert multidimensional and positive effects on both individual and organizational outcomes. Specifically, these interventions enhance resilience, reduce burnout, improve team relations and collaboration, decrease stress, anxiety, and depression, and increase job satisfaction. Moreover, mindfulness interventions strengthen transformational and authentic leadership behaviors, enhance empathy and prosocial attitudes, foster acceptance of differences and perspective-taking, improve cognitive flexibility and emotional self-regulation, and cultivate self-compassion and compassion toward others. Overall, these interventions contribute to improved managerial performance and effectiveness, demonstrating their potential value in leadership development and in promoting individual and organizational well-being.

Keywords

Mindfulness

Intervention

Managers/Leaders

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