Leading Thoughts for April 18, 2024

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

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Professor Mary Murphy on organizational mindsets:

“The question is not: ‘Are you a person with more of a fixed or growth mindset?’ The question is: ‘When are you in your fixed mindset and when are you in your growth mindset?’ At the organizational level, the question is not: ‘How can we avoid hiring fixed mindset people?’ The question is: ‘What triggers our employees to adopt more fixed- or growth-mindset views and behaviors? How can we shape the environment to encourage more of a growth mindset more of the time?’”

Source: Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations

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William Ury on how we become our own worst enemy:

“The greatest power we have in difficult situations is the power to choose not to react but to go to the balcony instead. The balcony is a place of calm and perspective where we can keep * our eyes on the prize.”

Source: Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict

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