Mindsets and Political Affiliation
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. In the next several articles, I will be sharing the results of this effort. This week, I’ll […]
Vertical Development Should Come Before Horizontal Development
Last year, I did a study of 153 organization’s leadership development efforts. One of the things that was revealed was the topics that organizations most commonly focus on in their leadership development programs. Here are the results: Communication & Interpersonal Skills – 72% of organizations Developing Management Skills (e.g., planning & decision-making) – 54% of […]
How Our Fixed or Growth Mindset Affects Us
Mindsets are specific, recognizable, and repeatable orientations to our life’s experiences. They are specific, recognizable, and repeatable because they are strong neural connections in our brain that our brain frequently relies upon to make sense of and respond to our world. For example, when you are faced with any of the following situations, your mindsets […]
The Feedback Conundrum & What to Do About It
“For me, there is really only one big choice to make in life: Are you willing to fight to find out what’s true? Do you deeply believe that finding out what is true is essential to your well-being? Do you have a genuine need to find out if you or others are doing something wrong […]
The Four Sets of Mindsets – Are Your Mindsets Self-Protecting or Empowering?
While there are many different mindsets that are “out there,” there are four sets of mindsets that have 30+ years of research backing, indicating that they foundationally shape how we think, learn, and behave. Each set contains a negative mindset and a positive mindset, each representing a pole along a continuum: In what follows, I will […]
An Indicator for Identifying Your Self-Limiting Beliefs
This seems simplistic, but it is reality: We structure and live our lives based upon our beliefs If our beliefs are incorrect, they can significantly limit our success Therefore, if we want to optimize ourselves for success, we must seek to improve the accuracy of our beliefs One of the things that I have learned […]
Three Mindsets Necessary for Organizational Agility
According to Deloitte, 40% of Fortune 500 companies won’t exist in 2025. In fact 52% of Fortune 500 companies from 2000 no longer exist. Why is it that companies fail? Is it because of market factors, including increased competition, shortened product life cycles, or rapidly changing customer interests and needs? No! All companies experience these […]
The Perspective Required to Accomplish Great Things
Have you ever wanted to accomplish something truly great, but you talked yourself out of it? My guess that part of your justification for not pursuing your goal or interest involved feelings of uncertainty of success and fear for your safety (e.g., emotionally, financially, physically). But, here is the thing, should we ever expect to […]
The Problem with Overlooking Mindsets When Setting Organizational Strategy
In a prior post, I wrote about how leaders commonly see themselves as the hero, but all too often, they are actually the villain. I recently heard a great example of this. A couple weeks ago, I presented a workshop at a leadership development conference with a group of 70 bankers. I had just finished […]
