Developing a growth mindset in ourselves and our teams Charlie Warshawski
Think of as many different uses for…. A chair A cup www.loveyourcoaching.com
• Understand Mindset motivation theory Outcomes • Understand associated theories related to talent, mistakes, rewards from the • Be able to make choices in our own behaviour session as leaders, colleagues, learners
We can change our brains! www.loveyourcoaching.com
How hard is it to change an attribute ?
How hard are these to change? • Drawing and painting skills • Mathematic skills • Singing • Cognitive intelligence • Writing and grammar skills • Sporting ability • Introversion • Empathy • Working memory • Concentration Rank in order from 1-10 which you would find hardest to change (10 – hardest!) www.loveyourcoaching.com
Mindset theory • Carol Dweck • Behavioural and motivational psychologist • 40 years of research www.loveyourcoaching.com
Definition Growth Mindset Fixed Mindset All qualities can be Basic qualities are improved with effort. fixed traits and can’t be changed. Effort and resilience are the key to Talent is the key success. to success. Failure = learning Failure = opportunity annihilation
Mindset mandala www.loveyourcoaching.com
Beliefs • It is the belief about the plasticity of the brain, and other attributes that is at the heart of mindset theory
Motivation is often more important than your initial ability in determining whether you succeed in the long run. Many high achievers were often fairly ordinary people who became extraordinarily motivated. By motivation, I mean not only the desire to achieve but also the love of learning , the love of challenge , and the ability to thrive on obstacles Carol Dweck, Self Theories www.loveyourcoaching.com
What determines whether individuals are gifted or not is not what they are or what they have, but what they do www.loveyourcoaching.com
Research - Moser FMS: tuned in for praise and ability related feedback GMS: tuned in for new learning opportunities
Remember a time….. • When you had to make a great effort to continue doing a task that was difficult? • What did you draw on to continue? www.loveyourcoaching.com
Did you say……? www.loveyourcoaching.com
Talent vs effort www.loveyourcoaching.com
• The talent myth • Or.. Deliberate practice
Deliberate practice and 10,000 hours
Nature x nurture – now redundant! Nature x Nurture x Opportunity x The cumulative Predisposition Effort and steps to x persistence = success
Limiting our potential www.loveyourcoaching.com
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Everyday • Praise vs feedback • Reward vs not mindset • Extrinsic motivation vs intrinsic motivation challenges
Praising intelligence or fixed characteristics show to have NO impact on performance or beliefs. In fact, the opposite! Noticing and acknowledging genuine effort, psychosocial skills and aspects that we have control on do have an impact Source: Carol Dweck, Self Theories www.loveyourcoaching.com
Everyday • Praise vs feedback • Reward vs not mindset • Extrinsic motivation vs intrinsic motivation challenges
Students given a task – cube puzzle – to solver Time 1 – no reward introduced Time 2 - $1 for every puzzle solved Reward or not Time 3 – no reward introduced Time 3 – solved fewer puzzles than Time 1 www.loveyourcoaching.com
Everyday • Praise vs feedback • Reward vs not mindset • Extrinsic motivation vs intrinsic motivation challenges
• Learn more about Mindsets (reading list at end) • Be aware of how we may trigger a fixed mindset in others • Be aware of how others may trigger a fixed mindset in us • Be aware of how we may trigger a fixed What do we mindset in ourselves do with all • Shift our mindsets in one area of our lives this • PLUS • Email me to ask for parent resources! information charlie@loveyourcoaching.com www.loveyourcoaching.com
Fixed mindset triggers • Name the chimp • Frequent exposure to feedback • Outrageously growth mindset challenge
Further reading Dweck TED talk: www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_c an_improve Mindset, Carol Dweck Bounce, Matthew Syed Learned optimism, Martin Seligman Drive, Daniel Pink Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell www.loveyourcoaching.com
A British skier! www.loveyourcoaching.com
Remember the skier? • Sarah Lewis • Olympics 1988 • Head coach of GB skiing • Secretary General of International Ski Federation • 2018 - OBE www.loveyourcoaching.com
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