Posts Tagged ‘growth mindset’
A Personal Growth Model: Invite Feedback. Adjust. Repeat.
We all like an ‘at-a-boy or ‘at-a-girl. I can distinctly remember a handful of times when our organization’s president called me out by name in front of my peers for an above-and-beyond type effort. That felt great. But I can also remember taking a tough phone call from a vice president and getting knocked back…
Read MoreThe Common Phases of Growth
As I age and become more aware of people over 60 I see two kinds of older people: those who are curmudgeons and those who are amazing. My theory for why this happens is that real, deep change is hard, and I suspect that it gets even harder the older one gets. Those who refuse…
Read MoreTake a Look, It’s in a Book
A man was once fired from his job. In the meeting where he was let go he said, “How can you fire me after I have worked twenty-six years for this company?” The answer his boss gave was, “No, you’ve only worked here one year, then repeated that twenty-five times.” While this story may seem extreme, it highlights how…
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