A Study on Mindfulness in Sustainable and Virtuous Management during Work from Home

Abstract

Mindfulness is the founding capacity for a person to take up any activity, including employment. Mindfulness optimizes the productivity. Healthy mind relieves the stress and support qualitative thinking. Fresh mind supports novelty in thinking and as well in execution of thoughts. Modern work culture has been struggling for increasing the percentage of mindfulness through various activities like yoga, gym, paid vacation etc. COVID-19 pandemic has created a new work culture in the name of work from home. During the adaptation to new work culture, they were facing some challenges. While overcoming these challenges and settle themselves, they found that work from home is facilitating mindfulness. Accordingly, the demand is growing for hybrid work culture. This empirical analysis shows the Adaptability, Accessibility, Admissibility, Feasibility, Flexibility and Interoperability as the beneficial factors for the employees and organizations. There is a significant impact on mindfulness through environmental factors, credibility factors, work from home, sustainable factors, whereas organizational factors are insignificant. Mindfulness has been enjoyed by the employees during work from home life in spite of the challenges. The difficulties faced by the employees during work from office, have been transformed into advantages towards mindfulness. Work from home has created certain challenges like work-life balance, extended working hours etc. but a scientific approach may resolve the concerned challenges. Work from home with mindfulness is facilitating the employees to overcome the challenges by adopting new technologies and strategies.