2. Learning Outcomes
▪ Differentiate between Growth & Fixed Mindset.
▪ Identify dangers of Fixed Mindset.
▪ Appreciate characteristics of Growth mindset.
▪ Assess individual mindset
▪ Explore strategies to change Fixed mindset into Growth mindset.
▪ Design & implement strategies to harness Growth Mindset
contributing to excellence both @ individual &
organizational level.
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3. Direction for Travel
▪ Primer:Mind set, Fixed Mind set, Growth Mind set
▪ Fixed vs Growth Mindset
▪ Dangers of Fixed Mindset
▪ Attributes & Benefits of Growth Mindset
▪ Determine your mindset
▪ 4 step process to change mindset
▪ Points of clarifications
▪ Case study analysis
▪ Application @ individual & organizational level
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5. Primer
What is mind set ?
Mind sets are beliefs
and perceptions about
learning.
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Fixed Mind set
Belief that your qualities are carved in
stone.
Growth Mind set
Qualities you can cultivate through your
Efforts, Strategies & Help from others
7. Faculty
Fixed Growth
Students
FEEDBACK
“Spending time writing
comments on student work is a
waste of time. They never use
it to improve.”
“Providing structured feedback
takes time, but it’s worth the effort
because it gives students a sense
of direction on what to do to
improve.”
“Look at all of these red marks.
The teacher hates me. I guess
I can’t do anything right for this
teacher. I’m done.”
“These comments are not what
I expected, but at least now I
know what kind of help to ask
for from the Writing Center.”
Example
9. Digging it further…….. Activity 2
Scenario Activity:
How do you respond if
you have a fixed mindset?
A growth mindset?
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Scenario
You notice that some students are not
participating in classroom discussions.
You suspect that it may be either shyness
or that they are uncomfortable making
mistakes publicly.
11. Dangers of Fixed Mind set
▪ Dissatisfaction, disappointment, melancholy, sadness.
▪ Decreases Self Knowledge & Self awareness
▪ Cuts Opportunities
▪ Encourages Mediocrity
▪ Attracts mediocre relationship
▪ Leads to Stagnation
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12. “
“If you deliberately plan to be less than you
are capable of being, then I warn you that
you’ll be deeply unhappy for the rest of your
life. You will be evading your own capacities,
your own possibilities.”
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“The Farther Reaches of Human Nature” by Abraham Maslow
The Aborted Self actualization
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The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it,
even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the
hallmark of the growth mind set. This is the mind set
that allows people to thrive during some of the most
challenging times in their lives.
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15. Diagnosing Growth Mindset
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Passion for Learning Calculated Risk
If you hear a voice inside you
that says you can’t paint, then
paint, and that voice will be
silenced
– Vincent Van Gogh”.
Calculated risk are risk with
plan.
Better to take risk while
accepting risk of Failure.
Self Belief
Every day… new chance to
learn, chance to work on
weaknesses
16. Diagnosing Growth Mindset
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Live in the moment Accept Exciting Challenges
Action Counts
Focus on the present and
don’t worry or think about
what might have happened.
People who perform at their best
are those who start small even
though they dream big.
They stand out from theirs comfort
zone.
Challenge as an opportunity
to prove yourself.
17. Diagnosing Growth Mindset
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Self-Disciplined
Higher
Resilience
Surrounded by
positivity
Helping other
This commitment
allows them to focus
fully on the ultimate
goal.
A growth mentality is
what you need to
move forward and
achieve.
Help people every day
as it often results in
you getting more back
than invested.
Accept failure as a
means of learning
and improvement.
21. Interpret Score
Score Chart
22-30 = Strong growth mindset
17-21 = Growth with some fixed ideas
11-16 = Fixed with some growth ideas
0-10 = Strong fixed mindset
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22. Change in Mind set……Understand how brain works??
“Brain is like a muscle. If you exercise it, it gets denser.”
▪ In the process of learning , neurons in various parts of the brain
begin making new connections.
▪ Through repeated practice, these connections get stronger. An
insulation myelin builds along the axon.
▪ More myelin leading to the signal travels through the neurons
faster with increased timing.
▪ That is, the more you practice, the stronger your brain gets, and
the more automatic whatever you’re practicing becomes.
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The adult brain is actually capable of growing new brain cells. Theory of Neuroplasticity
23. A 4-Step Process to Change Your Mind set
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Learn to hear
Fixed Mind set
voice
Inner Saboteur
Talk back to it with
a growth mindset
voice.
Take the growth
mindset action.
In c/o
Challenge
Obstacle
Criticism
Application
Recognize that
you have a
choice.
Challenges, setbacks,
and criticism
OR
Challenge yourself,
step up your effort,
change your
strategies, and
continue to develop.
In c/o
Challenge
Obstacle
Criticism
Taking on a new
challenge, learning
from setbacks,
persisting without
exception, adjusting
your actions based
on feedback
24. Changing Fixed mindset into Growth mindset
Approach of challenge:
The fixed mindset says
“Are you sure you can do
it? Maybe you don’t have
the talent.”
Growth mindset answers,
“I’m not sure I can do it
now, but I think I can learn
to with time and effort.”
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When hit by Setback
Fixed mindset: “This would
have been a snap if you
really had talent.”
Growth mindset: “That is so
wrong. Basketball wasn’t
easy for Michael Jordan and
science wasn’t easy for
Thomas Edison. They had a
passion and put in tons of
effort.
When U face criticism
Fixed mindset: “It’s not
my fault. It was
something or someone
else’s fault.”
Growth mindset: “If I
don’t take responsibility,
I can’t fix it. Let me
listen—however painful
it is—and learn whatever
I can.”
Activity 5
26. Beware of the False Growth Mind set
▪ False growth mindset is saying you have growth
mindset when you don’t really have it or you don’t really
understand [what it is].
▪ Mixture of fixed & growth mindset.
▪ Be mindful about fixed-mindset triggers.
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27. Growth mindset = Efforts
▪ Teachers were just praising effort that was not effective, saying ‘Wow, you
tried really hard!’ But students know that if they didn’t make progress and
you’re praising them, it’s a consolation prize. They also know you think they
can’t do any better. So this kind of growth-mindset idea was
misappropriated to try to make kids feel good when they were not
achieving. (Carol Dweck)
▪ Growth mindset isn’t just about trying harder and harder, but
working smarter
Consistent Practice/Diligent Effort + Right Method = Growth
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28. Using fear to change mindset
▪ A person with a fixed mindset is more interested in looking smart
than with learning. When you want to look smart, you are fearful of
looking stupid.
▪ Become aware of the fear driving your behavior. Welcome this fear.
Realize it has no basis in your present reality. And then let it go.
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30. Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a growth mindset
▪ Issues @ Microsoft before Satya
▪ Strategies undertaken to harness growth mind set
▪ How it helped Satya ?
▪ How it helped Microsoft ?
▪ My Learning ( 2 key learnings)
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31. # Satya # Microsoft # Key lessons
▪ The shift from knows-it-all to learn-it-all significantly inspired 125,000
employees, which in turn became a source of inspiration to the investors,
developers and customers.
▪ The use of artificial intelligence in terms of bringing improvement in
accessibility.
▪ Replacement of stack-ranking performance system with a compensation
process and continuous feedback and coaching.
▪ An intentional change in the performance review system of the
employees.
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32. # Satya # Microsoft # Key lessons
▪ Customer obsession – the requirement to meet the unmet and
unarticulated needs of the customers through the use of great
technological approach.
▪ Workforce diversity to have wide-ranging perspectives and
opinions.
▪ Involvement of employees in the decision-making process to bring
significant change in their own behaviors and biases.
▪ Prioritizing the innovation with respect to the core values of
the organization for empowering the organization and its users to
do more.
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38. Five Tips for Creating a Growth Mindset Teaching Culture
▪ Value the process over the result: Valuing the process over the result can be
difficult in a results-driven environment, but teachers and administrators who value the
growth mindset and its long-term benefits are more likely to stay the course.
▪ View challenges as opportunities: Students aren’t the only ones facing challenges;
teachers and administrators can benefit just as much from an outlook that celebrates
the process.
▪ Experiment with different teaching methods and learning strategies: Helping
students build the skills they need to improve is a key element of the growth mindset
approach. Teachers and administrators who embrace a growth mindset shouldn’t be
afraid to experiment.
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39. Five Tips for Creating a Growth Mindset Teaching Culture
▪ Celebrate growth: Finding teaching strategies that reach students and help them
learn should be celebrated with the students, as well as with other teachers and
administrators. This reinforces the emphasis on effort and process. It also provides
opportunities to share valuable learnings.
▪ Communicate about your growth mindset: Sharing successes and failures among
teachers and administrators helps to establish a culture that values challenges and a
growth mindset.
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40. How To Implement A Personal Growth Mindset @ Workplace ?
I Put it in writing: Create a written plan to hold
yourself accountable. Put time on your calendar to
chip away at growth mindset goals.
II Find a time commitment that works for you:
Realistic …. 10 minutes per week/day ???
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41. How To Implement A Personal Growth Mindset @ Workplace?
III Collaborate to create accountability: Find others in
organization to forge a bond with and help hold each other
accountable.
IV Stay curious: Make why and how frequent parts of
your vocabulary, and commit to an “always be learning”
mindset — even if you’ve reached the pinnacle of your
career.
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