MINDSET

July 12 2016

MINDSET

CHECK UP - ACTIVITY Take a minute or 2 to answer the questions on the sheet Add up all answers from left and right column for a grand

total

BE HONEST INDIVIDUAL ACTIVTY

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WHAT IT MEANS 8-16 – Talents, skills and abilities are set traits and can

not be changed. If you know you might fail, you won’t try. 17-24 – Skills and intelligence don’t change much. Like

situations where you know you will be successful and not too much effort.

25-32 – Grades and performances are important to you and so is learning.

33-40 – You can develop skills and intelligence. Learning is more important than always performing well.

41-48 – Believe that you can grow and improve skills and intelligence. Love challenges and know the best way to learn is by working hard. Don’t mind making mistakes to get better.

RESOURCES Most of the information provided is from Carol Dweck ,

Ph.D and her research around Mindset and the difference between the Growth and the Fixed Mindsets.

DEFINITIONS “In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities,

their intelligence, their talents are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and that's that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb.”

“In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching and persistence. They don't necessarily think everyone's the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it.”

HAVE YOU HEARD THIS OR SAID THIS?

"good job, you're very

smart" 

“some people are just good at

math”

“I’m not good at this”

“I’m awesome at this”

“I made a mistake”

“She’s so sm

art. I w

ill never b

e

that smart”

“It’s ok. Not everyone is natural at this. We’ll move on to something you’re better at”

“If this book is too tough for you, we should probably find an easier one for you to read”

“Wow. This is beautiful. You’re such a good artist!”

“This is too hard”

“It’s good enough”

FIXED MINDSET Intelligence Is Static – “I must look clever!”

Avoids challenges Give up easily due to obstacles See effort as a waste of time Ignore useful feedback. See criticism of capabilities as

criticism of them as a person Be threatened by others’ success

May plateau early and achieve less than full potential

SAY OR DO THIS INSTEAD“This is going to take some time and effort”

“Mistakes help me improve”

“Good job, you worked

very hard”

“I know you are frustrated. Everyone

learns differently. We’ll keep at it

and find your best way to master

this.”

“I can tell you worked very hard at this.”

“Keep with it. It’s making your brain stronger.”

“Seek Challenges”

“I like the way you tried different

strategies.”“I feel clever when…”

“My mistakes or failures do not define me!”

“You should be very proud of yourself”

“Don’t give up!”

“It’s OK to say “I can’t do it yet””

“I can always improve so I’ll keep trying.”

GROWTH MINDSET Intelligence is expandable – “I want to learn

more!” Embraces challenges Persists in the face of setbacks Sees effort as the way Learns from criticism Finds lessons and inspiration in the success of others

Reach ever-higher levels of achievement

Yoda and Luke

COMPARISON

DOES FAILURE DEFINE YOU?

NOW WHAT?You are in luck…!!!!You always have the opportunity to go from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

You can change… How you react to feedback How you receive and provide praise How you may look at a challenge How you will dedicate yourself and persist How you react to failure

MINDSET STATEMENTS

ESTABLISH VALUES Whether at work, home or in a classroom it is always a

good idea to establish values! What is important to me, to us, to you!!!

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FOCUS ON FEEDBACK Nearly half of the feedback people hear comes from their

peers Train / educate to provide constructive not destructive

feedback Specific Helpful Kind

Impact feedback Based on person who was impacted Using “I” statements Vulnerability Create opening for conversation

Create a culture for learning Celebrate mistakes (not ones that are repeated), peer feedback is

GOOD Celebration Grid

CELEBRATION GRID

AGILE MINDSET

About being Agile, not just doing Agile It is time to change our Thinking, not our Process (Scrum,

Kanban, etc.) Processes and tools will evolve out of Agile Mindset Solving problems will evolve out of Agile Mindset

Embrace Change The way you talk, the words you use, the stories you tell,

the pictures you draw Practicing the practice Stay the course through crisis

Forbes – The Key Missing Ingredient in the Agile Manifesto

LIVE IT This is a Process to be practiced What it means to be a learner Abraham Lincoln said, “I do not think much of a man who

is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”

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