IIMB Management Review

Journal of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Wellbeing and Leadership in the Digital Era: A Conceptual View

Gopal P. Mahapatra and Sushree S. Mohanty
2026
Working Paper No
743
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Leadership in the digital world requires moving beyond traditional ideas. The leader becomes an anchor and driver of change, leading teams virtually, managing new technologies, and developing a strategy. While much of the literature focuses on this change, this paper aims to shift the focus to the leader's perspective. Understanding the need for a leader's psychological wellbeing in a constantly disruptive environment seems apparent. Furthermore, exploring stakeholders and factors such as teams, organizations, and societies, and their influence on a leader's wellbeing. The paper attempts to understand the importance of managing the self, along with the interplay among team, organizational support, and societal impact as multidirectional agents in the real context of leaders' wellbeing.

Key words
Leadership, Virtual Teams, Psychological Wellbeing, Organization support, Digital Era
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Wellbeing and Leadership in the Digital Era: A Conceptual View

Author(s) Name: Gopal P. Mahapatra and Sushree S. Mohanty, 2026
Working Paper No : 743
Abstract:

Leadership in the digital world requires moving beyond traditional ideas. The leader becomes an anchor and driver of change, leading teams virtually, managing new technologies, and developing a strategy. While much of the literature focuses on this change, this paper aims to shift the focus to the leader's perspective. Understanding the need for a leader's psychological wellbeing in a constantly disruptive environment seems apparent. Furthermore, exploring stakeholders and factors such as teams, organizations, and societies, and their influence on a leader's wellbeing. The paper attempts to understand the importance of managing the self, along with the interplay among team, organizational support, and societal impact as multidirectional agents in the real context of leaders' wellbeing.

Keywords: Leadership, Virtual Teams, Psychological Wellbeing, Organization support, Digital Era
WP No. 743.pdf (801.66 KB)