...Fangyuan Li; Xiaohu Zhou; Hui Zhang; Xueyan Zhang Purpose Sensegiving is inherently a sociopolitical activity through which leaders shape their subordinates’ understanding of organizational change. However, it remains unclear as to why and which leaders actively engage in and effectively perform...

... events and how four discrete emotions (anger, fear, anxiety, hope) shape content and motivational strength of sensemaking accounts, influence the likelihood that a person will engage in sensegiving activities and will be willing to accept inter-personal sensemaking outcomes. The author proposes...

...Timo Vuori; Jouni Virtaharju Purpose This paper aims to increase understanding of how emotional arousal could be used to enhance the adoption of new beliefs during a sensegiving episode. Design/methodology/approach Case study about the sensegiving tactics of a successful corporate coach...