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Mindset.
GIC Collection at Penn Libraries
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dweck, Carol S., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology.
- Local Subjects:
- Psychology.
- Summary:
- World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach our goals with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising our children's intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to improve in school, as well as reach our own goals-personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs, and athletes already know, and shows how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.
- Contents:
- 1 The Mindsets 3
- Why Do People Differ? 4
- What Does All This Mean for You? The Two Mindsets 6
- A View from the Two Mindsets 7
- So, What's New? 9
- Self-Insight: Who Has Accurate Views of Their Assets and Limitations? 11
- What's in Store 11
- 2 Inside the Mindsets 15
- Is Success About Learning-Or Proving You're Smart? 16
- Mindsets Change the Meaning of Failure 32
- Mindsets Change the Meaning of Effort 39
- 3 The Truth About Ability and Accomplishment 55
- Mindset and School Achievement 57
- Is Artistic Ability a Gift? 67
- The Danger of Praise and Positive Labels 71
- Negative Labels and How They Work 74
- 4 Sports: The Mindset of a Champion 82
- The Idea of the Natural 83
- "Character" 91
- What Is Success? 98
- What Is Failure? 99
- Taking Charge of Success 101
- What Does It Mean to Be a Star? 103
- Hearing the Mindsets 105
- 5 Business: Mindset and Leadership 108
- Enron and the Talent Mindset 108
- Organizations That Grow 109
- A Study of Mindset and Management Decisions 111
- Leadership and the Fixed Mindset 112
- Fixed-Mindset Leaders in Action 114
- Growth-Mindset Leaders in Action 124
- A Study of Group Processes 133
- Groupthink Versus We Think 134
- The Praised Generation Hits the Workforce 136
- Are Negotiators Born or Made? 137
- Corporate Training: Are Managers Born or Made? 139
- Are Leaders Born or Made? 141
- 6 Relationships: Mindsets in Love (Or Not) 144
- Relationships Are Different 147
- Mindsets Falling in Love 148
- The Partner as Enemy 157
- Competition: Who's the Greatest? 158
- Developing in Relationships 159
- Friendship 160
- Shyness 163
- Bullies and Victims: Revenge Revisited 163
- 7 Parents, Teachers, and Coaches: Where Do Mindsets Come From? 173
- Parents (and Teachers): Messages About Success and Failure 174
- Teachers (and Parents): What Makes a Great Teacher (or Parent)? 193
- Coaches: Winning Through Mindset 202
- Our Legacy 211
- 8 Changing Mindsets 213
- The Nature of Change 213
- The Mindset Lectures 216
- A Mindset Workshop 218
- Brainology 221
- More About Change 224
- Taking the First Step 226
- People Who Don't Want to Change 230
- Changing Your Child's Mindset 234
- Mindset and Willpower 239
- Maintaining Change 242
- The Road Ahead 246.
- ISBN:
- 9780345472328
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