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What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means
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Mindsets
Mindsets are self-conceptions that guide our actions in life. The 2 most popular mindsets are:
- Growth Mindset: Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (with hard work and good strategies)
- Fixed Mindset: Individuals who believe their talents are innate gifts.
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Misconceptions about the “Growth mindset”
- People believe they always had it. But a “pure” growth mindset doesn’t exist, we are a mixture of the two;
- They believe is just about praising effort. But outcomes matter and unproductive effort is never a good thing;
- They ignore the actions needed to develop this mindset.
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Mindsets in the workplace
We spend half of our day at work (and even more) and both our mindset and the mindset of those around us will have a significant impact on our life, especially the mindset of our leaders.
The fixed mindset in the workplace
- It doesn’t easily allow you to change course.
- It doesn't believe in growth, but in right and wrong and any suggestion of change or adaptation is considered a criticism.
- Challenges or obstacles tend activate defensive mechanisms.
- When something goes wrong, it doesn't take responsibility- it blame others because that would be akin to accepting inferiority.
- Believes in a world of hierarchy: where some people are superior and some are inferior.
Creating a growth-mindset environment
- Presenting skills as learnable
- Conveying that the environment values learning and perseverance, not just ready-made genius or talent
- Giving feedback in a way that promotes learning and future success.