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How to Become a Hyper-LearnerFebruary 22, 2021 at 3:01 AM STAYING relevant in this Digital Age requires that we learn, unlearn, and relearn as a way of being. Ed Hess calls it Hyper-Learning.
How well we think, learn, and engage in the human tasks of the future depends on how well we manage and optimize what’s going on with our minds, brains, and bodies.
Humankind has always faced these challenges but what is different today is the intensity—the timeframe we have available to learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Our egos make us think we know more than we do ...Tags: Facebook, Leadership, Instagram, Learning, Hess, Humankind, Carol Dweck, Ed Hess, NewSmart Mindset 128 people like this. Like The 6 Types of Grit (And How to Develop Them)February 2, 2021 at 12:04 PM We all want to be better than we are today.
And that often requires pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone, even when you don’t feel like it. It requires getting back up and trying again and again when you fail. It requires sticking with a path long enough to see it through.
In short, becoming a better man requires grit .
The concept of grit has become well-known in recent years, due to the efforts of psychologist Angela Duckworth, who has spent her career trying to figure out w...Tags: Productivity, Cook, Navy, Life, Habits, Action, Confidence, Routines, Personal Development, Duckworth, Steven Kotler, Carol Dweck, A Man's Life, Patrick Sweeney, Angela Duckworth, Kotler 6 people like this. Like Together we can move forward - with inclusive mindsDecember 8, 2020 at 3:49 PM Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver participates in a New Jersey event activating Unified Champion Schools programming.
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For more than 50 years, Special Olympics promoted a model of inclusivity focused on getting people together on playing fields, ball courts and running tracks.
But over the last two decades Special Olympics, through its Unified Champion Schools program, has worked in schools to foster an "inclusive mindset" in students.
Students who parti...Tags: Education, Opinion, America, Trends, ID, New Jersey, Nyu, Carol Dweck, Timothy Shriver, Laurie Santos, Special Olympics, Dreambox, Jessie Woolley Wilson, Tim Shriver, Inclusive Mindset, Unified Champion Schools 114 people like this. Like Choose growthNovember 10, 2020 at 6:00 AM I was 18 when my dad passed away. In that too short but precious time, he imparted many lessons that continue to guide me today.
As the oldest of three daughters, I became the de facto son, joining my dad in doing repairs, tinkering, and building stuff. He taught me how to use tools, repurpose materials, and employ the magic of duct tape.
When something wasn’t working, Dad would say, “Use your head. We can figure this out.” That’s when we’d let go of whatever we’d been doing and start tryin...Tags: Leadership, Dad, Stanford University, Abraham Maslow, Carol Dweck, David D Burns 2 people like this. Like What Makes a High-Performance Leader?September 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM Guest post from Rob Hartnett: “What is a high-performance leader?” a leader asked me in a Facebook Live session. One of the many I have done since Covid-19 as we pivot to new ways of working. A high-performance leader is one who is intentional about their leadership. They are not a leader because their position entitles them to be; they see leadership as a verb, a skill to continue to develop and hone. High-performance leaders operate with a growth mindset and are great communica...Tags: Hollywood, Leadership, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, CMO, Lady Gaga, Martin Luther King Jr, Curiosity, Carol Dweck, KPI, Chris Capossela, Dan McCarthy, Agility, Persistence, High Performance Leader, Rob Hartnett 55 people like this. Like Science says parents of successful kids have these 24 things in commonSeptember 2, 2020 at 12:42 PM Research suggests that parents who manage stress well and maintain a positive mood impact their child's mood in a positive way.
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Every parent wants their children to grow up and do amazing things with their lives.While there are several factors that affect a child's development, some of it comes down to parenting. These factors and techniques are a great starting point for every parent.Sign up for our new parenting newsletter Insider Parenting here.Visit Bus...Tags: England, US, Trends, New York Times, Aspiration, Bonn, University of Pennsylvania, Times, The Washington Post, Stanford University, University Of Michigan, University College London, Northwestern University, University Of North Carolina, University Of Illinois, Ohio State University 110 people like this. Like Here's how Satya Nadella's leadership style catapulted Microsoft to a trillion-dollar valuationJuly 23, 2020 at 10:34 AM Microsoft is valued at over $1 trillion, making it one of the most valuable companies in the world.
Microsoft reported earnings for the full 2020 fiscal year on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations for overall results.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, has operated as a transformational leader since he took the helm in 2014.
Nadella and his team have emphasized Microsoft's cloud business and a psychological attitude called growth mindset.
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...Tags: Amazon, Spacex, Elon Musk, Microsoft, Stanford, Office, Satya Nadella, US, Trends, Bill Gates, Sony, Steve Ballmer, Pentagon, Dreamforce, New York University, Jedi 81 people like this. Like The 2020 Summer Reading List for Small Business OwnersJune 9, 2020 at 11:29 AM When you’re running a business it’s never a bad idea to learn from experts in the field.
Luckily for small business owners, most of the world’s top business leaders and entrepreneurs share one thing in common: they read (a lot).
Warren Buffett credits his success to reading and Bill Gates reads about 50 books a year. Mark Cuban says he reads more than three hours a day and Elon Musk learned how to build rockets by, you guessed it, reading.
So from learning how to better m...Tags: Leadership, Sales, New York Times, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Stanford University, Start, Gallup, James Clear, Jon, Voss, Peter Drucker, Carol Dweck, Positive Energy, Gary Keller, Robert B Cialdini 96 people like this. Like Being Change: A Responsive Organisation Needs Responsive PeopleMay 28, 2020 at 6:33 AM Over the last series of posts I have illustrated the need to become, and the benefits of, The Responsive Organisation.I have drilled into how to identify and how to respond to the Context Shocks from which a Responsive Organisation can benefit. I have provided a guide to developing and scaling its capability to benefit. But, of course, a responsive organisation needs to be populated by Responsive People.Indeed, from the lessons we learn from feedback loops, the responsiveness of the people who ...Tags: Publishing, Change, Dave, Complexity, Chaos, Positive Psychology, Yale University, Carol Dweck, David Cushman, Cynefin, Dave Snowden, Rory Yates, Responsive Organisation, Responsive People 86 people like this. Like Learned personal antifragility - if you've got it, share itMay 27, 2020 at 4:58 AM Many people you know are struggling with the rate of change coming at them through this latest series of Context Shocks (triggered by COVID-19). Some look at every experience as a learning experience - something to benefit from. Others see things to fear.In the same way as organisations must become more responsive - more antifragile when shocks strike - so must we as individuals.But how do we acquire the antifragile mindset if not blessed with it?Consider the positions in positive psychology bes...Tags: Publishing, Learning, Unilever, Yale, Mvp, Antifragility, Yale University, Rory, Carol Dweck, Agile, Multivariate Testing, David Cushman, Growth Mindset, COVID, Rory Yates, Science of Wellbeing 98 people like this. Like Hospitality CRM: A Hotelier’s Guide to Learning Salesforce | By Christian AriasApril 22, 2020 at 5:40 AM "Love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy the effort and keep on learning. " - Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.Tags: Travel, Carol Dweck, Christian Arias 73 people like this. Like CASE STUDY: How Satya Nadella overhauled Microsoft's cutthroat culture and turned it into a trillion-dollar 'growth mindset' companyMarch 3, 2020 at 1:16 PM Microsoft is a trillion-dollar company thanks largely to a culture shift led by Satya Nadella.
Since Nadella became CEO in 2014, he's encouraged the entire company to adopt a growth mindset, or the belief that skills are developed through hard work and challenges are opportunities to learn.
Before Nadella took over, Microsoft was characterized by competition between teams and between individual employees.
Now, in keeping with a growth mindset, Microsoft evaluates employees' performance based p...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Taylor Swift, Microsoft, Stanford, Nokia, Satya Nadella, US, Trends, Paul Allen, Xbox, Steve Ballmer, Pentagon, Salesforce, Pacific Ocean 101 people like this. Like Three Mindset Shifts That Can Help Students SucceedNovember 21, 2019 at 9:51 AM Jaime attended the same undergraduate institution as both of the authors. When Larry Happel wrote about Jaime’s story for Central College, Chris Hulleman immediately recognized the psychological factors at play in Jaime’s journey. In this article, Hulleman and Happel come together to share Jaime’s story and explain what it can teach us about the psychology of navigating life’s transitions and challenges.
Jaime was angry. He was angry at God for taking his mom after she died of breast cancer. He...Tags: Parenting, Walton, Jaime, Central College, Greg Walton, Carol Dweck, Happel, Chris Hulleman, Larry Happel, Hulleman, Chris Jaime, Lisa Blackwell, Evan Nesterak 34 people like this. Like Not A Great Public Speaker . . . YetNovember 11, 2019 at 9:20 PM My daughter Clara is in 7th grade. Her middle school is doing something that I find exemplary and extraordinary. Each week the administrators and teachers challenge the students with what they call a “character dare.” It’s education intentionally aimed at helping develop students with good character. They learn about things like kindness, mindfulness, and growth mindset.
This week, they are learning the power of “YET.” It’s a concept addressed in the research and writing of Carol Dweck, who is p...Tags: Atlantic, Clara, Speaking, Fear Of Public Speaking, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Presentation Science, Growth Mindset, Embrace, Try, Presentation Anxiety, Speech Anxiety, Fixed Mindset, Yearn, Gruener, Yet Watch a Stanford professor explain how to develop a ‘growth mindset’November 6, 2019 at 6:18 AM Stanford Professor of Psychology Carol Dweck explains how to go about developing a growth mindset as opposed to a ‘fixed mindset’. Her work on developing mindsets is groundbreaking and she places an emphasis on the power of ‘yet’ in helping students break shackles. As a leading expert in the field of motivation, her book ‘Mindset’ is a bestseller. Watch her break down the process and mindset required for true inner growth.
The post Watch a Stanford professor explain how to develop a ‘growth ...Tags: Business, Stanford, Growth, Carol Dweck, Growth & Marketing 33 people like this. Like Why we need to praise kids' teachability — not just their abilityOctober 30, 2019 at 12:49 PM Our education system often caters to identifying and supporting gifted children.However, an excessive focus on giftedness may not be the best approach for educators.Instead, we may want to emphasize the role of growth and teachability in future success. None In Western societies, we like to put people on pedestals. In a culture that celebrates independence, merit, and personal responsibility, our favorite figures are those that seem to simply be cut from better stuff than the rest of us. Chara...Tags: Children, Stanford, Intelligence, Teaching, Bill Gates, Innovation, Personal Growth, Yeager, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Alfred Binet, Theodore Simon, David Yeager, Albert Einstein Beethoven Elon Musk Bill Gates, Einstein Elon Musk Bill Gates 98 people like this. Like How Satya Nadella's leadership style catapulted Microsoft to a trillion-dollar valuation — and what you can learn from itOctober 28, 2019 at 11:45 AM Microsoft is valued at over $1 trillion, making it one of the most valuable companies in the world.
The key to this has been an emphasis on cloud computing, which took center stage this weekend, and a psychological attitude called a growth mindset.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has operated as a transformational leader and based his management philosophy around a growth mindset.
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When Satya Nadella took over as CEO in 2014, Microsoft was known for its intern...Tags: Amazon, Spacex, Elon Musk, Microsoft, Stanford, Satya Nadella, Trends, Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Sony, Steve Ballmer, Alexis Ohanian, Pentagon, Serena Williams, Dreamforce, New York University 58 people like this. Like The Language of GrowthOctober 16, 2019 at 11:34 AM Do you know what a Growth Mindset is? How would you rate your growth mindset? Do you use it in all the areas in which you’re trying to grow?
The more I coach, the more I think that a lot of our problems as athletes and humans begins with how much we believe we can change, and whether or not we believe we have power over those changes. The belief that you can change is the essence of a growth mindset. Without the idea that we can improve, why try? Without the confidence that we can create ...Tags: Health, Resources, Training, Sport, Skiing, Breckenridge, University of Wyoming, Carol Dweck, Dweck, St Olaf College, Growth Mindset, Joe Howdyshell, Sport Psychology, Matti Rowe, Summit Endurance Academy 86 people like this. Like Building Blocks (A Tactical Approach to Change)March 16, 2019 at 3:36 PM We tend to think about change in broad, sweeping terms. We grow dissatisfied with some aspect of our lives or ourselves and we proclaim that THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM NOW ON. But having coached hundreds of senior leaders and MBA students at Stanford since 2006, I've observed that broad, sweeping change is rare--and this way of thinking about change is at odds with the practices that make successful change efforts more likely.
Our preference for familiar patterns of behavior typically rend...Tags: Leadership, Stanford, Change, Jerry Seinfeld, Princeton, Seinfeld, Gina Trapani, William James, Don, Kramer, Daniel Kahneman, Patton, Voltaire, Kahneman, Carol Dweck, Harvard Business School 61 people like this. Like Do participation trophies hinder child development?February 22, 2019 at 11:49 AM Coaches, parents, and pro athletes malign participation trophies for teaching children the wrong life lessons. Psychologists argue it is more beneficial to praise a child's efforts over their achievements. But proponents who use participation trophies as emotional Band-Aids will find they do their children no favors either.Controversial subjects brim with intense emotions. Abortion, the death penalty, climate change, gender identity, assisted suicide, bring up any one of these subjects and you'r...Tags: Psychology, Motivation, Parenting, Children, Youth, Happiness, Sports, Success, Society, Innovation, Santa Claus, Jones, Bosch, Goal-setting, University of Louisville, Fader 116 people like this. Like Understand The Why To Change The How Of Your SpendingJanuary 31, 2019 at 2:00 AM by Marc Barlow, author of “Redesign the Reality of Your Finances: Understand the Why to Change the How of Your Spending“
At the most rudimentary level, there are only two things people need to remember when it comes to personal finances: 1) spend less than you make, and 2) invest the rest.
If only it were that easy! Most literature on personal finances offers ideas and strategies on how to cut back on spending, eliminate debt, and invest in the future. However, few assist people in first under...Tags: Personal Finance, Startups, Money Matters, Buddhist, Marc, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Spending Habits, Thinking Aloud, Marc Barlow 96 people like this. Like Great Leaders Learn To Shift Their MindsetJanuary 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM In Mindset, psychologist Carol Dweck argues, based on decades of research, that how we see ourselves is a major factor in what we can achieve. Whether it is children in school or executives in a boardroom, the mindset people adopt has a significant influence on how they perform. Yet what she doesn’t say is that ...Tags: Leadership, Innovation, Carol Dweck, Innovation Mindset 41 people like this. Like Embrace your WildernessNovember 19, 2018 at 6:00 AM “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash
As a coach, I am always dealing with mindset issues. I have seen people become prisoners of their own past actions and experiences. They find it easy to blame others for their failures, but their mindset does not allow them to learn from these failures and move forward.
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“With a fixed...Tags: Leadership, Failure, Success, Mindset, Comeback, Baggage, Personal Development, Don, Travis Bradberry, Carol Dweck, Setbacks, Mary Kay Ash 40 people like this. Like The Power of a Growth MindsetNovember 16, 2018 at 12:21 AM You're reading The Power of a Growth Mindset, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Have you ever heard this saying?
Leaders are made, not born.
I’ve always found this quote comforting—it shows that not all of our gifts are assigned at birth. Our talents can be developed and shaped through practice and passion.
However, I know some may disagree and believe that we are simply ...Tags: Featured, Happiness, Success, Lifehacks, Self Improvement, Pickthebrain, Carol Dweck, Stephen Covey, Growth Mindset, Stephen R Covey, Fixed Mindset, Dan Recio 91 people like this. Like Attention Surplus Disorder (Anxiety and Distraction)October 15, 2018 at 9:37 PM Anxiety and Attention
At one time or another most of us have felt overwhelmed by anxiety or unable to stop worrying obsessively. Sometimes there’s a specific focus and a vivid response--we wake up in the night with a start, our mind racing, fixated on a recent argument or a stalled project or an avoidable mistake. Sometimes the experience is more more generalized--a gnawing sensation distracts us, and our mind drifts away into a black cloud of concern.
I see this pattern regularly in my work wi...Tags: New York, Leadership, Stanford, Neuroscience, Harvard, Kenya, University Of Wisconsin, Medtronic, Ian Robertson, Sam Anderson, University of Massachusetts Medical School, American Psychological Association, Bill George, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Richard Davidson 69 people like this. Like The Real Danger of a Fixed MindsetOctober 10, 2018 at 12:06 AM You're reading The Real Danger of a Fixed Mindset, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
There’s a well-established reason why some people tend to be extremely successful in life while others can barely make the ends meet while dealing with a diversity of negative emotions along the way. There’s a good reason why some individuals can cultivate and maintain healthy habits while others...Tags: Psychology, Motivation, Featured, Happiness, Success, Lifehacks, Self Improvement, Progress, Pickthebrain, Productivity Tips, Phoenix, Silvia, Carol Dweck, Growth Mindset, Fixed Mindset, Silvia Woolard 87 people like this. Like Learning a thing or two from Talks at Google this monthOctober 5, 2018 at 3:25 PM Editor’s Note: Talks at Google is our regular series that brings interesting speakers and brilliant minds from all industries and backgrounds to Google campuses. Each month, we select a few favorite talks from that month, or about a particular topic.As a kid, I thought that when school ended (when the bell rang or when we reached the end of the school year), learning also ended. Then I wised up and figured out that while so much growth and development does happen in a classroom—shout out to all ...Tags: Google, Broadway, Khan, Khan Academy, Stanford University, Carol Dweck, Sal Khan, Carol S Dweck, Shree Bose, Talks At Google, Broadway s School 92 people like this. Like Attention Surplus Disorder (Anxiety and Distraction)August 13, 2018 at 9:36 AM Anxiety and Attention
At one time or another most of us have felt overwhelmed by anxiety or unable to stop worrying obsessively. Sometimes there’s a specific focus and a vivid response--we wake up in the night with a start, our mind racing, fixated on a recent argument or a stalled project or an avoidable mistake. Sometimes the experience is more more generalized--a gnawing sensation distracts us, and our mind drifts away into a black cloud of concern.
I see this pattern regularly in my work...Tags: New York, Leadership, Stanford, Neuroscience, Harvard, Kenya, University Of Wisconsin, Medtronic, Ian Robertson, Sam Anderson, University of Massachusetts Medical School, American Psychological Association, Bill George, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Richard Davidson 125 people like this. Like Successful Aging: Important questions that will help you find your passionAugust 8, 2018 at 11:10 AM Question: I recently retired as a senior scientist from a laboratory. Several people have asked me what I plan to do next. Some have asked, “What is your passion?”
To be honest, I have loved my work but never described my work or interests as my passion. I don’t know if I have a passion for something to do in my retirement. I almost feel guilty not being able to answer the question. Am I unusual? — S.G.
Answer: Dear S.G.,
Most middle-age and older adults were not coached on finding their passion...Tags: Stanford, Sport, Things To Do, Soccer, Morrissey, Disney Channel, Southern California, Mary, Mike Shinoda, Cardi, Hollywood Palladium, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Universal Studios Hollywood, Stanford News, Helen Dennis 20 people like this. Like Learning How to LearnJuly 23, 2018 at 9:37 AM As I wrote recently, a high tolerance for cognitive dissonance is a hallmark of successful entrepreneurial leadership because it enables such leaders to be exuberant optimists while remaining keenly aware of all the risks they face. A further advantage of such tolerance is that it can play an important role in learning. As psychologist Elliot Aronson has noted,
An extremely high drive to reduce dissonance would lead man to weave a cocoon about himself; he would never admit his mistakes and ...Tags: Leadership, Learning, Stanford, Neuroscience, Duncan, Michigan State, Carol Dweck, Dweck, Craig Smith, Tom Johnstone, Edbatista, Self-Coaching, Nial Bradshaw, Maria Popova, Popova, Elliot Aronson 149 people like this. Like |