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How Growth Mindset Affects People at The Workplace

There are two types of mindsets, most commonly known as growth and fixed mindsets. A

fixed mindset is when a person believes that people are born with certain qualities, abilities, and

talents and that those cannot be improved. While a person with a growth mindset believes that

someone’s qualities, abilities, and talents can be improved through hard work and dedication.

Growth and fixed mindsets can be both positive, and negative, it always depends on how society

sees/portrays them. They can also drastically affect the way someone goes about their life,

especially in the workplace.

Growth mindset can be an externally helpful, or hurtful tool in the workplace. Someone with

a growth mindset will be more likely to succeed and move up in ranking. This is because they

are more likely to seek out experiences that they can grow from, even if they fail, they will still

take it as an opportunity to learn. Another large bonus of having a growth mindset is curiosity.

Curiosity keeps people interested in their work and helps them enjoy what they are doing, and

enjoying your job is a big part of success in the workplace (“A tale of…”).

As stated earlier, there are some downsides as well. Such as, having a growth mindset often

makes people want to learn more, and that can be used as a tool for procrastination. Kevin Kruse

once stated “I once spent years ​reading ​ten different books about how to write fiction, before

finally screaming “enough,” and ​writing​ my first novella. (That’s right, not even a novel. A

novel​la.​ )” This is a prime example of how having a growth mindset can cause many people to

forget their main goal and get lost in the process. A growth mindset can be an extremely useful,

or detrimental tool when it comes to the workplace. In turn, if someone finds themselves doing

these things, it is very likely that they have a growth mindset.

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In conclusion, a growth mindset might be seen as an outwardly positive thing, but that is not

always true. Someone with a growth mindset will probably seem like a fun and easygoing person

that does not struggle with much, but always remember that they could be struggling just as

much as anyone else. This takes form in many other places other than the workplace, but it is a

very common gift and curse in work. Wanting to succeed and wanting to learn are very valued

traits that someone can have, and they truly do make life and work more enjoyable. But, always

remember that getting lost in learning is also common and that it can make it harder to continue

moving up. Everyone either has a growth or a fixed mindset, and many people struggle with the

challenges of them throughout their daily life.

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Sources

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2019/04/18/growth-mindset-dweck-blocking-success/#

7ce665771842

https://www.td.org/insights/the-growth-mindset-starts-in-the-brain