The phenomenon of GROUPTHINK and its harmful effects have been illustrated in this blog post. This is a result of an environment dominated by a fixed mindset genius leader with thousand helpers.
Genius Leader with Thousand Helpers
When an environment has only YES PEOPLE who lose their ability for critical thinking GROUPTHINK happens. Even if the leader is a genius leader with a fixed mindset, the presence of thousand helpers promotes groupthink.
What is the solution?
Thus a creative work environment demands a leader with a growth mindset to avoid this phenomenon from happening. To read another wonderful insight inspired from Carol Dweck’s Mindset read the following blog post:
Illustration of CEO Disease in action at Chrysler Motors
CEO Disease in action is related to the phenomenon wherein a CEO though brilliant is obsessed with a FIXED mindset. This is what inhibits openness.
One such example is of Lee Iacocca who miraculously turned around Chrysler’s fortunes but just because of his fixed mindset he could not be open to constructive criticism.
The result as we all know is the debacle of Chrysler Motors.
This wonderful insight from Mindset illustrates this phenomenon wherein just because of his closed mindset, Lee Iacocca could not sustain the momentum at Chrysler Motors.
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To know why to avoid positive labeling in children and to know how it can lead to fixed mindset in children read this insightful post inspired from Carol Dweck’s book Mindset
Very often we feel like making our child special by giving them more credit than they sometimes deserve. This comes naturally to most of the parents who love their children.
But research shows that such positive labeling can lead to a fixed mindset which can be harmful for the child in the long run
Thus next time you use positive labeling with your child be careful.
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NASA consistently prefers nurturing of Growth Mindset while interviewing prospective candidates.
This insight inspired from the book Mindset by Carol Dweck bears ample testimony to the fact that NASA prefers growth mindset in prospective candidates.
Similar to this Carol Dweck mentions various insights that can help you transition from a fixed to a growth mindset.
This book is indeed a masterclass and is a must read in case you want to start the journey towards growth mindset. NASA’s recruitment criteria is indeed illuminating and is a must to know for modern day recruiters.
Carol Dweck’s book is indeed a true masterclass and inspiring to the core. If you want to take the plunge and move to a growth mindset you should grab a copy now.