You may say, “I can’t do it” – but with a growth mindset, you say “I can’t do it, yet.” Your mindset is what influences your thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Do you avoid challenges or think that if something does not come easily you will never be successful? Would you instead like to persist to master of new skills and embrace challenges as an opportunity to learn something new? Do you perceive critical feedback as negative or threatening? Would you instead like to learn from criticism to improve processes and outcomes? Those with a growth mindset believe they can improve and assume intelligence, ability and increased performance can be developed with effort. As a leader with a growth mindset, you are uniquely positioned to help your employees to ever-higher levels of achievement. This session will introduce the concept of mindset and its effect on learning, performance, and success. We will discuss how to foster a growth mindset in yourself, your employees, and your team. Developing a growth mindset will help you persist in the face of setbacks and see feedback as a gift that can help you improve, and find inspiration in the success of others. This presentation is inspired and informed by the research of Carol Dweck and Eduardo Briceño.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the difference between a fixed and growth mindset and how it impacts our performance
Cultivate a growth mindset to put self in a frame of possibility to master new skills, abilities, etc.
Use effective questions and coaching techniques to foster a growth mindset in others
