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Prisoners of Our Mindsets

Professor Carol S. Dweck, PhD, a leading authority in the field of motivation, personality and human development, has performed some groundbreaking research that can help us understand human behaviour in the organizational context. Professor Dweck makes the very compelling case that, more than anything else, our success in life and business has to do with our mindset. In other words, the outlook and the views we hold. She has suggested it's not our education, it's not our social status and it's not our skill sets and experiences that matter most. Dweck, and others, are convinced it's our mindset that ultimately makes the biggest and most important difference.

As we know, mindsets represent a powerful set of beliefs, ...

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