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Thought Leader: Dr. Carol S. Dweck on How Your Mindset Impacts Your Success in Business and in Life
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Dr. Carol S. Dweck's research on the growth mindset was the basis of her new book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. She shares her findings and philosophies in this interview with HR.com's Karen Elmhirst.
Dr. Carol S. Dweck is one of the world's leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard University, has lectured all over the world and has been elected to the American Academy of Art and Sciences. Her scholarly book, Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development, was named book of the year by the World Education Federation. Her work has been featured in such publications as the New Yorker, TIME, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe and she has appeared on Today and 20/20. Her newest book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success will be the focus of our interview today.
KE: Carol, let's begin with a definition of terms. Tell us what you mean by mindset and please describe the two basic types that you outline in your book.
CD: Mindset is a term I use to mean beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. Think about your intelligence, your talent, and your personality. Are they simply fixed traits, carved in stone, or are they things you can develop throughout your life? In the fixed mindset, people believe that talents and abilities are fixed and can't be developed. You have what you have and that's it. So, people in this mindset feel that they have to prove themselves over and over, prove that they have the right stuff, because their self worth is based on their fixed qualities. They also believe that people's respect for them is based on them having these fixed qualities.
In the growth mindset, people believe something completely different. They believe their talents and abilities can be cultivated through dedication, effort, and education. Sure, they are happy if they are brainy and talented, but that's just the starting point. Talent was just the starting point for Mozart, Darwin, Edison or Michael Jordan. They were not necessarily very different from many other people. Darwin's father thought he was an ordinary boy; and he was disappointed. Edison, his biographer tells us, was an ordinary boy until he dedicated himself to science. Michael Jordan created himself. So in the growth mindset, it's not that one doesn't believe in talent or ability. They are where you start and effort and education are what take you the rest of the way.
KE: What was it that led you to write this book about mindset?
CD: Well, I had done between 15 and 20 years of research on this topic, other people were starting to pick up the ideas and research them, and I was seeing the benefits of the growth mindset for academic achievement, for business, for sports. For years I was just writing up my articles for professional journals, and talking to other psychologists. One day, my graduate students sat me down; they formed a conspiracy and said, "You have to write this book, you have to tell other people about our findings and how they can be used."
KE: What are the tendencies of people with each of the mindsets?
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Karen Elmhirst is a Senior Analyst with HR.com focused on learning and leadership. She is also co-host of our weekly Thought Leader Live interviews delivered via webcast each week. For a complete listing of our Thought Leader interviews,
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Karen has over a dozen years of experience as a sales and marketing executive in various industries including recruitment and training, work as a communication coach, a writer, and editor. Karen graduated with a business degree from the University of British Columbia. |
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