The impact of Leadershift on cultural agility policy: The search for effective ways of mindfulness
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To achieve an agile business culture, leaders must match styles with situations (leadershift). Such a goal can be acquired by utilizing special abilities and skills, such as Mindfulness. We tested such a framework of research to identify the role of Mindfulness as a personality trait that any leader should effectively utilize to achieve an agile organizational culture successfully. The variance model was applied by a cross-sectional survey on a sample from the Egyptian Post Authority to evaluate their success using the proposed tools in their latest era of significant changes. Findings reveal that Mindfulness is a compelling personality trait that facilitates leadershift, identified as shifting leadership styles with high flexibility to fit the situation. Such a trait helped the management of the Egyptian Post Office to achieve a thriving agile culture as a state-owned enterprise. Moreover, further implications were highlighted for practitioners and academic researchers to investigate the relationship profoundly.
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Younis, Z. S. & Mohamed, D. A. A.. (2022). The impact of Leadershift on cultural agility policy: The search for effective ways of mindfulness. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 17 Issue 01.
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Younis, Z. S. & Mohamed, D. A. A.. (2022). The impact of Leadershift on cultural agility policy: The search for effective ways of mindfulness. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 17 Issue 01.
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Younis, Zeinab Shawky, and Dina Assem Abelmounem Mohamed. "The impact of Leadershift on cultural agility policy: The search for effective ways of mindfulness." Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 17 Issue 01, 2022.
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Zeinab Shawky Younis and Dina Assem Abelmounem Mohamed. "The impact of Leadershift on cultural agility policy: The search for effective ways of mindfulness." Journal of Business and Retail Management Research Volume 17 Issue 01 (31 Oct 2022).
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Younis, Z. S. & Mohamed, D. A. A. (2022) The impact of Leadershift on cultural agility policy: The search for effective ways of mindfulness. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 17 Issue 01
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