It's the time for a Growth Mindset
Ian Malcolm
Driving business outcomes through better #Sponsorship | Speaker | Lifetime Learner
There are two kinds of people in this world. There are fixed mindset people and there are growth mindset people.
Fixed mindset people see limitations. They find reasons that something can’t be done. They assess risk and then they let their fear prevent them from taking action. They look for reasons to say ‘no’. They let self-doubt stop them. They use hope as a strategy.
Growth mindset people see possibility. They find ways to get things accomplished, even if it takes them far more than one attempt. They assess risk, understand it, and still move to action. They look for ways to find ‘yes’. Even with self-doubt, with restrictions, with challenges – they move forward, even if its ever so slowly forward.
There are also two kinds of organizations. There are fixed mindset organizations and there are growth mindset organizations.
Fixed mindset organizations lag, they are slow to adapt, they resist change, they over value prudence.
Growth mindset organizations find ways to progress. Even in the presence of fear and risk, they accept the need for change, they embrace it. They look at challenges as opportunities to grow and to become stronger.
Fixed mindset people and fixed mindset organizations are going to struggle over the next 18 to 24 months. The world they want to live in is gone, or at least paused. Their longing for that world will be profound and it may cripple them, blind them certainly. Fixed mindset organizations are going to fail, they are going to get clocked by their competitors and they are going to lose good talent and good customers.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Erase the whiteboard where you had neatly written down what you thought your future looked like, what you thought your business model was and what you thought you or your organization had earned, or were entitled to.
Accept where you are. Grieve for a moment. And then, create forward motion, even if its initially only one very small step at a time.
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4 年Nice read. This is the reason I left my last position. The organization was stuck in a fixed mindset. As an innovator and creator I felt the culture just didn’t fit my my growth mindset to continually innovate. It will be interesting to see who will adapt to survive in our new normal.
Founder and Professor at Pete McAskile Sports Marketing Program
4 年Proud of you Ian! I love brave and individual leaders. I embrace and admire your important message! God's best, Pete
Excellent article! A growth mindset is a key trait for leadership and innovation within an organization. I also see this as a personal ability to bounce back from adversity.