People that exhibit a growth mindset, a belief that they have the potential to get better with hard work, good strategies and help from other, set more challenging goals in life and pursue those goals longer. People with a fixed mindset tend to believe that they have limited potential to improve and set less challenging goals. The good news is that you can develop your mindset to be one of growth.
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“The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (and especially) when it’s not going well is the hallmark of a growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive in challenging times.” Carol Dweck
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World Economic Forum – Growth Mindset is vital in 2025
The WEF 2025 conference in Davos has wrapped up. In reviewing the commentary we weren’t surprised to see Growth Mindset as a key priority for business and government. Here;s an extract form Davos Adopting an adaptive mindset is key Technology is advancing at such a pace, it’s not just a matter of employees and organizations Read more about World Economic Forum – Growth Mindset is vital in 2025[…]
GMI launches in India with theWhitespaces
Griwth Mindset Institute launches in India with Whitespaces
Microsoft CEO Nadella on Mindset
Microsoft CEO Nadella encourages learning He said that he encouraged his people to go from know-it-alls to learn-it-alls. “It’s a destination you never reach because the day you say ‘I have a growth mindset’ means you don’t have a growth mindset by definition,” he said. See the full article here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/analyst-reworks-microsoft-stock-price-140700330.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIU2WyXN9cn4c3rpQS7Nz7dE3Q4TEeAClciqE3xDTwxNTST3HFcI6Iay7EJyiiyLBd2GzkHjGUjJVj1WK2ob6LE464ZlYm1_hIplvbi-xsa752Lor05AHYJnFdAsZqhphin7Q1Yw3b3AtR5xDYbnsfxdNfdHC1TgmFViJ2Nc0Hmj
CPA Australia Article on Growth Mindset and Career Progress
My Co Founder, Susan Mackie, recently spoke to CPA Australia about the importance of growth mindset in a career development. Having a grwoth mindset is about continuous learning and development. In an era where the half-life of a skill has reduced from 10 year to just 4 years and declining we all need to be Read more about CPA Australia Article on Growth Mindset and Career Progress[…]
Growth Mindset – Helping Women Identify as Leaders
Researchers at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business are interested in why Women are less likely to identify themselves as leaders in organisations and how to help close the gender gap im leadership. Why do women develop this view of their leadership skills? Contributing factors to this challenge include lack of supervisor support, Read more about Growth Mindset – Helping Women Identify as Leaders[…]
Forbes Magazine Article on Growth Mindset
GMI read an interesting article in Forbes Magazine about the shift from a “family culture” to a growth culture. They suggest growth mindset as a core element of the growth culture. It involves open communication about goal and career aspirations, removing ego from the process and adaptability. Find the article by following this link: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/11/19/more-than-a-family-a-new-mindset-for-business-success/
Microsoft CEO highlights growth mindset as an essential skill
Satya Nedalla is a recent inteview with the Economist was asked which skills were crucial for Microsoft employees. Among the skills mentioned we AI, Cloud Computing and Growth Mindset. See the original article here: https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/satya-nadella-lists-must-have-skills-for-every-microsoft-employee/ar-BB1qh6Fn?ocid=wispr&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
Growth Mindset and the Future of Work
Read the latest research and information about how fostering a growth mindset can help future of work programs succeed. Click here for article. The research of Prof Carol Dweck (Stanford University) has demonstrated that a growth mindset is essential to a person’s learning and development. In this article we explore how growth mindset interventions can Read more about Growth Mindset and the Future of Work[…]
Growth Mindset Parenting
Growth Mindset Parenting – A guide to developing resilient and adaptive children A Guide to Parenting with a Growth Mindset Approach Prof. Carol Dweck’s work on mindsets provides a useful guide for helping parents to raise more adaptive and resilient children. Dweck has spent the past several decades conducting research identifying two distinct ways in Read more about Growth Mindset Parenting[…]
Growth Mindset for young athletes
Professor Dweck, Stanford University, has worked with many olympians and world championship teams on how an athlete’s mindset affects their performance. In this post I explore why a growth mindset is so important to develop in young athletes. Many aspiring athletes focus on the result over growing their abilities. If they achieve early success they Read more about Growth Mindset for young athletes[…]