IMPACT OF INTEGRATED YOGA MODULE ON LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF MANAGERS BASED ON VEDANTA MODEL OF LEADERSHIP

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Abstract: Leadership remains one of the most researched topics but scientific newlinemechanisms behind the phenomenon are not yet known completely. This research work newlinewas organised with two major tasks Developing and#8215;Vedanta Model of Leadership newlinewhich is based on extensive literature research of ancient texts especially Advaita newlineVedanta of Adi Shankaracharya and providing empirical evidence with yoga newlineintervention using modern theories and measurement tools based on them. The purpose newlineof this research was to explore the impact of Integrated Yoga Module on Leadership newlinecompetencies with three measurements scales - Indian Transformational Leadership newline(ITL), Decision Making Style, Quality of Life (QOL) and Guna Personality Inventory newlineand test model for leadership phenomenon. We conducted the Randomized control trial newlinestudy on total 126 Managers with 90 days of intervention. Integrated Yoga Module newline(Yoga group) (n=63) and Physical Exercise (PhyEx group) (n=63) participants. newlineExperiments revealed that Leadership competencies are affected by both Integrated newlineYoga Module and Physical Exercise significantly (plt0.001). RM ANOVA results show newlinethat Yoga group has shown high effect size than Physical Exercise and has consistent newlinesignificant effect over repeated measures. Integrated Yoga Module has positive impact newlineon most of domain variables of Indian Transformational Leadership, Decision Making newlineStyle and Quality of Life with emotional and cognitive domains requiring willpower newlineand self control while Physical Exercise has partial inconsistent impact only on few newlinedomains of the Leadership Competencies. Integrated Yoga Module increases Satva newlineGuna and Physical Exercise increases Rajas guna while both reduce Tamas Guna in newlineHuman System. newline