Intentions for the new year.

I saw this on Social Media somewhere over the New Years Weekend and thought it was worth sharing here.  I really like the lesson that #3 offers and have added it to my list of Leadership/Life Maxims.

Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset

From the book Culture Renovation by Kevin Oaks, CEO and Cofounder of i4cp - page 33

Describing the culture renovation of Microsoft after Satya Nadella became the CEO of Microsoft in 2014.  Nadella attributes his success to the implementation of a growth mindset culture.  He had learned the facts about a growth mindset culture from a book written by Carol Dweck, a Stanford psychology professor. That book was Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, published in 2007.

Fixed vs Growth Mindset

A fixed mindset leads to a desire to look smart and therefore a tenancy to:

• Give up easily
• See failures as fruitless or worse
• Ignore useful negative feedback
• Feel threatened by the success of others
• Avoid challenges

A growth mindset leads to a desire to learn and therefore a tendency to:

• Persist in the face of setbacks
• See failures as essential to mastery
• Learn from criticism
• Find lessons and inspiration in the success of others
• Embrace challenges with agility

US Crude Oil Production - the Biden Years

 

Traits of a Heathy Culture and Impact on Performance

 From the book " Culture Renovation" by Kevin Oaks, CEO and CoFounder of i4cp - page 9

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Work smart!

 

The phrase "Hoc opus, hic labor est" is Latin and can be translated to "This is the work, here is the labor" in English. It conveys the idea that a particular task or project requires effort and hard work. It's a reminder that achieving something meaningful often involves dedicated labor and effort.