{"id":24619,"date":"2019-10-15T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pdainternational.net\/?p=24619"},"modified":"2022-05-16T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:16:03","slug":"constant-self-improvement-as-a-must-growth-mindset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pdainternational.net\/en\/constant-self-improvement-as-a-must-growth-mindset\/","title":{"rendered":"Constant self-improvement as a must: Growth Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;is a personal characteristic that is&nbsp;nowadays&nbsp;necessary to adapt to the current organisational context. We speak of an attitude that \u2014 many authors agree \u2014&nbsp;leads to&nbsp;success. This particularity allows us to fully develop the potential of the individuals who possess it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the fixed&nbsp;mindset, which is not thinking outside the box, taking very little risks or staying&nbsp;within the comfort zone for a long time, the growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;is more oriented towards taking on new challenges, being curious to learn new things, developing to improve every day and growing professionally.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we talk about a fixed&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;or growth&nbsp;mindset, we refer to beliefs,&nbsp;and these&nbsp;can be changed. We refer to the attitude with which we take on daily challenges in all aspects of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why growth&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>mindset<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;in organisations?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Companies with a growth&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>mindset<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;don\u2019t focus only on the innate talent of employees, but instead they encourage them to develop and improve skills and abilities.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007, Carol S.&nbsp;Dweck, a researcher and professor of Psychology at Stanford University, published a book entitled&nbsp;<em>The A<\/em><em>ttitude of&nbsp;<\/em><em>S<\/em><em>uccess<\/em>,&nbsp;in which she states that&nbsp;a&nbsp;growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;leads to guaranteed success in our professional career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the benefits of companies that encourage and develop a growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;on employees are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Greater cooperation: people with a growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;often share their opinions and points of view with their peers, since they see an opportunity for improvement in each situation. This&nbsp;leads to&nbsp;a pleasant and trustworthy environment.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Enhanced productivity: as people with a growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;seek constant learning, this inevitably results in doing things increasingly better. They\u2019re passionate about knowledge and continuous improvement.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Constantly overcoming new challenges: unlike people with a fixed&nbsp;mindset,&nbsp;individuals with a growth&nbsp;mondset&nbsp;are encouraged by facing&nbsp;new challenges&nbsp;because they are able&nbsp;to handle uncertainty more easily.&nbsp;They enjoy facing obstacles; for them, everything is an&nbsp;opportunity.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But how do I boost the growth&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>mindset<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;in my organisation?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating an organisational culture that promotes a growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;is a long journey that requires leaders to motivate and encourage through some guidelines, since, as&nbsp;previously mentioned, a growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;is a belief, and all beliefs can be changed or&nbsp;<strong>developed<\/strong>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Stimulating constant feedback, recognising progress \u2014 and not just the end result \u2014 are some examples of practices that companies can adopt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emotion management plays a key role in this journey, because, as we all know, intelligence is not static, but can be shaped. In fact, the best way to learn is to work hard while always being willing to fail along the way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some strategies that leaders can adopt to drive a growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;in organisations:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improve emotion&nbsp;management:&nbsp;having a quality program that helps identify people\u2019s negative thoughts is essential. Negative thoughts are always tricky, as they tie us down and don\u2019t let us move forward, contrary to what is&nbsp;necessary for developing&nbsp;a growth&nbsp;mindset.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Encourage constant feedback in your team:&nbsp;studies show that the more feedback&nbsp;there is&nbsp;between peers, the better the individual results, and, as an immediate consequence, the organisational results. Feedback is an ally for individuals who want to face challenges as opportunities.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Build a good visualisation plan:&nbsp;the role that&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;play&nbsp;in teams is important, and&nbsp;when they are&nbsp;clear and embodied in a visualisation plan, we can&nbsp;see the horizon and, based on that, work from a positive approach.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\"><strong>W<\/strong><strong>hat have you done&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>today&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>to&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>surpass<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;yourself?<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;is a personal characteristic that is&nbsp;nowadays&nbsp;necessary to adapt to the current organisational context. We speak of an attitude that \u2014 many authors agree \u2014&nbsp;leads to&nbsp;success. This particularity allows us to fully develop the potential of the individuals who possess it.&nbsp; Unlike the fixed&nbsp;mindset, which is not thinking outside the box, taking very little risks or staying&nbsp;within the comfort zone for a long time, the growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;is more oriented towards taking on new challenges, being curious to learn new things, developing to improve every day and growing professionally.&nbsp;&nbsp; When we talk about a fixed&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;or growth&nbsp;mindset, we refer to beliefs,&nbsp;and these&nbsp;can be changed. 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