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• Archive: Program HighlightsThe different psychological worlds created by fixed and growth mindsets.How one’s mindset about intelligence affects long-term achievement.Why even the most confident, charismatic leaders can fail.People are fairly evenly divided between those with either a growth or a fixed mindset about intelligence and talent.
• And leaders’ mindsets, Professor Dweck shows, influence their ability to grow on the job and to develop successful teams.
• Leaders with a growth mindset (who assume talents can be developed) place high value on learning, are open to feedback, and are confident in their ability to cultivate their own and others’ abilities.
• Leaders with a fixed mindset (who assume basic talents are carved in stone) place greater value on looking smart and are less likely to believe that they or others can change.How does this play out in an organization?
• Leaders who believe intelligence is static place little value in developing staff, and in turn foster a fixed mindset environment.