Mindful Leadership: The Ability of Leader to Establish Connection to Others, Community, and Deal with Changes Skillfully-A Case Study of Buddhist Higher Education Institute Leader

• Main Authors: Burmansah BURMANSAH, Rugaiyah RUGAIYAH, Mukhneri MUKHTAR
• Format: Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: IEJES 2019-12-01
• Series: International e-Journal of Educational Studies
• Subjects: mindful leadership; mindfulness; community building; deal with changes; qualitative case study
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/iejes/issue/50459/618343?publisher=jcer

This research is a single case study using a qualitative approach that produces descriptive data consisting of written or oral words resulted from interviews and observation. The research was carried out at the Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies – Plum Village Buddhist Monastery Upper Hamlet of France. The research procedures used in this case study consist of six steps of case study research by Robert K. Yin namely: plan, design, prepare-share, collect-design, analyze-collect or collect analyze, and share. The research data collection was obtained by purposive sampling and snowball sampling involving researchers and informants such as the leader (Abbot) of IABS – Upper Hamlet, policymakers, and policy actors. Data analysis techniques are used through pattern matching, explanation making, and analyzing data time series. This research found that through mindful leadership the leader has the ability to deal with other parties, communities, and directing change skillfully. Leadership that focuses on the connections formed between leaders and followers, it is seen in various aspects which show that the relationship formed between the leader and members of the community is so close and directed. Mindful leadership which is based on the approach to build a community or also often known as the community life approach in every action of his leadership