Impact of integrated yoga module on leadership competencies of managers based on vedanta model of leadership
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2018-01
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Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA)
Abstract
Leadership remains one of the most researched topics but scientific
mechanisms behind the phenomenon are not yet known completely. This research work
was organised with two major tasks – Developing ‗Vedanta Model of Leadership‘
which is based on extensive literature research of ancient texts especially Advaita
Vedanta of Adi Shankaracharya and providing empirical evidence with yoga
intervention using modern theories and measurement tools based on them. The purpose
of this research was to explore the impact of Integrated Yoga Module on Leadership
competencies with three measurements scales - Indian Transformational Leadership
(ITL), Decision Making Style, Quality of Life (QOL) and Guna Personality Inventory
and test model for leadership phenomenon. We conducted the Randomized control trial
study on total 126 Managers with 90 days of intervention. Integrated Yoga Module
(Yoga group) (n=63) and Physical Exercise (PhyEx group) (n=63) participants.
Experiments revealed that Leadership competencies are affected by both Integrated
Yoga Module and Physical Exercise significantly (p<0.001). RM ANOVA results show
that Yoga group has shown high effect size than Physical Exercise and has consistent
significant effect over repeated measures. Integrated Yoga Module has positive impact
on most of domain variables of Indian Transformational Leadership, Decision Making
Style and Quality of Life with emotional and cognitive domains requiring willpower
and self control while Physical Exercise has partial inconsistent impact only on few
domains of the Leadership Competencies. Integrated Yoga Module increases Satva
Guna and Physical Exercise increases Rajas guna while both reduce Tamas Guna in
Human System.
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Leadership, Yoga Module, Leadership Competency, Vedanta Model of leadership