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The Growth Mindset
The Growth Mindset
This course is part of Professional Skills for the Workplace Specialization
Instructor: Lisa Montanaro
Sponsored by Barbados NTI
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Approx. 10 hours
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What you'll learn
Analyze beliefs and actions that contribute to a growth mindset within an organization.
Evaluate opportunites to increasingly develop a growth mindset.
Apply practices that foster growth mindset within an organization.
Skills you'll gain
- Organizational Development
- Organizational Leadership
- Management Training And Development
- Positivity
- Willingness To Learn
- Employee Performance Management
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Lifelong Learning
- Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Open Mindset
- Resilience
- Growth Mindedness
- Personal Development
- Professional Development
- Constructive Feedback
- Optimism
- People Management
- Leadership and Management
- Organizational Change
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Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, you will be able to define and discuss the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. You will be able to identify your own mindset given a situation or arena and measure your baseline. You will be able to use a process to help shift your mindset and examine the benefits and characteristics of having a growth mindset. You'll discuss where growth mindset fits in the workplace.
What's included
8 videos4 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts
In this module, you will be able to identify both internal and external roadblocks to the growth mindset. You will discover myths of the growth mindset and begin to identify your own limiting beliefs. You will be able to examine and reframe negative statements caused from your limiting beliefs. You will apply a no negative self-talk rule and be able to overcome the comparison trap syndrome.
What's included
4 videos1 reading3 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this module, you will be able to define organizational mindset and compare and contrast the differences between a fixed mindset organization and a growth mindset organization. You will discover the organizational culture depending on the type of mindset. You will help foster a growth mindset within your organization and identify the qualities that lead to a growth mindset. You will be able to recognize the type of mindset at the leadership level within an organization and apply best practices for growth mindset at the workplace. You will be able discuss the positivity quotient and how it impacts your team. You will be able to foster a culture of collaboration versus group think and be able to successfully navigate change with a growth mindset.
What's included
8 videos4 readings5 assignments3 discussion prompts
In this module, you will be able to overcome the perfectionist syndrome. You will be able to identify how your mindset will show up. You will be able to practice the five-minute pity party and apply a growth mindset to move forward. You will be able to reframe a situation and make it redemptive. You will be able to apply best practices to giving and receiving feedback and be able to identify that there is a balance to practicing a mindset.
What's included
7 videos3 readings4 assignments2 discussion prompts
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Reviewed on Nov 14, 2022
Few basic concepts about mindsets of people at workplace have been explained perfectly at ease with example which will help a lots in workplace.
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Reviewed on May 3, 2022
Such a lovely and confidence building course. Pl do try it as it will definately influence you to look at failures in a very positive way, as a way forward and not backward
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Reviewed on Jun 15, 2022
Loved this course, easy to understand, lots to learn and practise. The instructor facilitated the course just perfectly. Highly recommend it to everyone!!
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