Developing the Growth Mindset for Enhanced Productivity.pptx

Introduction to Mindset

1. Developing the Growth Mindset for Enhanced Productivity - Olusegun Mosugu

2. WRITE DOWN One thing you have always been good at One thin g you think you’ll never be good at One thing you weren’t good at, but became good at over time

3. Outline What is Mindset Type s of Mindsets Characteristics of Mindsets How to develop Growth Mindset 01 02 04 05 Why we need to E mb race Grow th Mindset 3

4. What Do they all Have in Common?

5. What’s the Difference Between these Two Images?

6. The Age-Old Question Can human qualities, including intellectual ability, be cultivated or are they carved in stone? Nature vs. nurture Genes vs. environment

7. What is Mindset? A set of beliefs or a way of thinking that determines one’s behaviour, outlook and mental attitude. For most of us, our mindsets were created for us, at an early age. Whether through parents, teachers or friends, we readily absorbed what we were told. Mindsets “become stronger the more you repeat and practice thebelifs or way of thinking.”

8. Dweck’s mindset theory of learning Dweck suggested that the difference between people who are successful and not successful in learning is their mindset. Dweck suggests that there are two types of mindsets

9. Mindset Features Mindsets are along a continuum or spectrum. It’s rarely one or the other. In some situations someone will put in lots of effort - whereas in others the same person won’t. Mindset determines how you deal with failure : Fixed – give up as success should come without too much effort Growth – sees failure as an opportunity to learn more and overcome obstacle.

10. Mindset Characteristics Effort Challenges Mistakes Feedback

11. Our Beliefs Can Affect Our Mindset What is our mindset? It is how we think about ourselves and the world around us. It’s our way of thinking and our opinions and attitude. It is the foundation of our happiness and success! If we have a limiting belief about ourselves: A message in our head that is telling us: “I can’t do this!” then we have a fixed mindset . If we have an empowering belief about ourselves: A message in our head telling us:“ I can’t do this yet , but I will!” then we have a growth mindset . The Awesome News Is That If We Want To, We Can Work Hard To Change Both Our Beliefs And Our Mindset!!!

12. LO: To outline and evaluate Dweck’s mindset theory of learning . A man and his son were in a car crash. The father died, but the son was critically injured and rushed to hospital. They decided he needed surgery immediately. When he reached the operating table, the surgeon on duty looked at him and said “I can’t operate because he’s my son’. How can this be? A PUZZLE FOR YOU

13. 5 Type s of Mindsets F ixed mindset Growth mindset

14. 5 Fixed Mindset A fixed mindset reflects a belief in natural talent: that qualities such as intelligence, creativity and talent are predetermined and finite. These qualities are so set that whatever you lack, you will continue to lack. Belief that intelligence is fixed. “intelligence is portrayed as an entity that dwells within us and that we can’t change” Fixed Mindset 6 5% A bility 35% Effort

15. 6 Growth Mindset A growth mindset is a belief that basic abilities can continue to be developed through hard work and dedication. These innate qualities are just starting points with success being the fruit of effort, learning, and persistence. Belief that intelligence is malleable. “intelligence is portrayed as something that can be increased through one’s efforts” In growth mindset, people are made, not born. 35 % A bility 65% Effort Growth Mindset

16. Not necessary or useful Useful Will lead to growth Back down and avoid Seen as a threat Embrace and persevere Seen as opportunities Try to avoid making them Get discouraged Seen as learning experiences Defensive Taken personally Helpful information Used for growth Growth Mindset Fixed Mindset

17. GROWTH MINDSET FIXED MINDSET Avoiding Challenge Embracing Challenge CHALLENGE PERSISTENCE Give Up Challenged by Setbacks MASTERY Efforts are Valueless Efforts are a Journey

18. GROWTH MINDSET FIXED MINDSET Dismiss Criticism Embrace Criticism LEARNING SUB-CONSTRUCTS Insecure by Others’ Success Pleased by Others’ Success Threatened by Others Inspired by Others

19. The Malleable Brain The brain has amazing properties that allow it to change and grow. Neuroscience tells us that working hard within a challenging environment causes new connections to develop in the brain and these connections impact our performance.

20. The Malleable Brain

21. Mindsets Can Change! Rigorous research also shows that mindsets can change When they are changed to have a Growth Mindset , employees do better

22. Recursive Processes Reduced Effort Lower Achievement Higher Achievement Growth Mindset Increased Effort Challenge or Failure Fixed Mindset

23. Developing a Growth Mindset Recognize that you have choice Create space for new ideas Build time for self-reflection Feedback opportunities

24. Growth Mindset Praise Don’t Focus On: Qualities commonly interpreted as fixed , like talent or intelligence Do Focus On: Efforts and strategies used : “I like how you tried a new way to solve that.” Abilities improving over time with practice: “You’ve been practicing and I can see it’s paying off.” Mistakes and being challenged as necessary part of learning: “Love mistakes because they’re an opportunity to learn - being challenged is when the brain grows most.”

25. What to Praise 01 Effort/Learning 02 Applying new strategies 03 Working difficult tasks 04 Persistence in the face of setbacks

26. 10 Warren Buffett Spends 5 to 6 hours a day reading 5 newspapers and 500 pages of corporate reports Reads 50 books per year. In a 2016 New York Times interview he said “Reading is the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding." Bill Gates reads at least one book every 2 weeks. His 2015 emphasis was learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies Mark Zuckerberg taught himself engineering and rocket science Elon Musk

27. 11 Why You Need to Embrace Growth Mindset Enjoy your work , even when you are not too good at it Improve s you at the workplace Be better at taking responsibility Strengt h en s your confidence 01 Improve s your 02 self-insight and self-esteem 03 04 05

28. Growth Mindset and Productivity Decades of research show a powerful relationship between mindset and productivity . Employees’ beliefs about skills, abilities and intelligence impact: Motivation Behaviours (e.g., working hard/smart and seeking help) Responses to challenges and setbacks Workplace success

29. Why Is Mindset Important At the Workplace? There is a large body of research that supports the idea that employees with a growth mindset do better at the workplace. This is especially evident in response to a setback or challenge Employees with a fixed mindset tend to give up because they believe that they “are not just good enough” or they “just can’t do it.” They don’t want to ask for help or show a lot of effort because they fear not looking smart. Employees with a growth mindset embrace a challenge because they see it as a way to develop and grow. They understand the value of “productive struggle.”

30. My Take For employees to have a growth mindset, they should understand that trying harder - and trying new strategies - not only helps them succeed at the current task but also helps them succeed in the future by strengthening their brain.

31. How to D evelop a Growth Mindset Acknowledge and embrace imperfections View challenges as opportunities Follow the research on brain plasticity Replace “failing” with “learning” Cultivate a sense of purpose

32. Summary A growth mindset helps people to be motivated and to succeed. A growth mindset can be learnt. We can foster a growth mindset in others by the type of feedback we give and by teaching them about the brain’s huge potential. Role models give people evidence of the growth mindset in action.

33. “A few modern philosopher's assert that an individual’s intelligence is a fixed quantity, a quantity which cannot be increased. We must protest and react against this brutal pessimism…with practice, training and above all method we manage to increase our attention, our memory, our judgement and literally to become more intelligent that we were before.” - Alfre d Binet , t h e I n ven t o r of t h e IQ T est

34. “I don’t divide the world into weak and strong or successes and failures. I divide the world into learners and non-learners.” -Benjamin Barber