The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindful leadership intervention compared to a management skills training program in executive staff working in public administration.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the mindful leadership intervention improve work engagement, transformational leadership, and mental well-being compared to the management skills training?
• What are the effects of these interventions over a six-month follow-up period?

Participants will:

• Be assigned to either a mindful leadership program or a management skills training program.
• Complete assessments measuring leadership qualities, mindfulness, engagement, and well-being before and after the intervention, as well as at six months follow-up.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Holding managerial positions (Service Chiefs and Section Chiefs from various departments, Groups A1 and A2).
• Length of service in the administration (priority given to longer service).
• Permanent or temporary employment status (priority given to permanent employees).
• Number of training actions undertaken in the last year (priority given to fewer training actions undertaken).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who requested to participate in the training but did not meet these requirements were excluded.

Individual participant data will be available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author, subject to approval and data use agreements to ensure participant confidentiality.