Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate clearly between a **Fixed Mindset** and a **Growth Mindset** and identify their behavioral manifestations.
• Identify personal triggers that push them toward a limiting **Fixed Mindset** and practice countermeasures.
• Implement techniques for changing internal self-talk to embrace challenge and view effort as the path to mastery.
• Coach team members and peers to adopt a **Growth Mindset**, particularly when faced with failure or difficulty.
• Give developmental feedback that praises effort, strategy, and improvement, not just inherent talent.
• Establish a proactive learning culture where mistakes are treated as essential data points for growth.
• Develop personal strategies to increase resilience and persistence when tackling difficult, non-mastered tasks.
• Utilize the principles of the **Growth Mindset** to improve team cohesion and manage conflict.

• All employees and individual contributors at any level
• Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leaders focusing on employee development
• HR and Talent Development Specialists
• High-Potential individuals managing steep learning curves
• Anyone seeking to overcome fear of failure and increase personal resilience

• Group discussions and self-reflection exercises identifying personal **Fixed Mindset** triggers.
• Role-playing scenarios practicing developmental feedback and coaching a team member through failure.
• Workshops on rewiring self-talk and practicing **Growth Mindset** affirmation techniques.
• Case studies analyzing organizational success and failure through the **Growth Mindset** lens.
• Individual assignments creating a personal **Growth Mindset** development plan.

Unit 1: Understanding Fixed vs. Growth Mindsets

• Introduction to Dr. Carol Dweck's research and the neurological basis of mindset
• The core belief of the **Fixed Mindset** (talent is static) vs. the **Growth Mindset** (abilities are malleable)
• Identifying the limiting behaviors caused by a **Fixed Mindset** (e.g., avoiding challenges, defensiveness)
• The profound impact of mindset on learning, resilience, and personal achievement

Unit 2: Personal Mindset Transformation

• Techniques for catching and challenging limiting **Fixed Mindset** thoughts (the 'voice of the Fixed Mindset')
• Rewiring self-talk: using 'yet' and reframing failure as a temporary state
• Strategies for embracing challenge and seeking out opportunities for deliberate practice
• The importance of effort and strategy over innate talent for long-term mastery

Unit 3: Mindset in Feedback and Coaching

• Mastering developmental feedback that praises effort, process, and strategy, not just the result
• Techniques for shifting team members from a defensive to a learning posture after a mistake
• The leader's role as a mindset coach: using the right language to motivate growth
• Strategies for addressing underperformance by focusing on changeable effort and strategy, not inherent ability

Unit 4: Building a Growth-Oriented Team Culture

• Implementing systems and rituals (e.g., post-mortems) that institutionalize learning from mistakes
• Fostering a culture of psychological safety where asking for help is seen as a strength
• Strategies for managing conflict by focusing on systemic contribution rather than personal blame
• The role of the leader in visibly modeling vulnerability and embracing their own learning curve

Unit 5: Application: Resilience and Persistence

• Developing personal strategies for increasing persistence when faced with steep learning curves
• Utilizing the **Growth Mindset** to manage professional stress and the fear of judgment
• Applying the mindset principles to improve team collaboration and shared responsibility
• Creating a personal action plan for sustaining a **Growth Mindset** in daily work life