Carol Dweck has become the closest thing to an education celebrity because of her work on growth mindset. Her research shows that children who have a growth mindset welcome challenges as opportunities ...

Carol Dweck’s quote, “In the growth mindset, talent is something you build on and develop”, is a powerful lesson on effort, ...

Dweck says we all have some fixed mindsets, but we also have the power to change them. The psychologist’s straightforward — but challenging — class assignment is a sure way to do that. Many people ...

“Mind over matter” may be an age-old idiom, but it’s the key to overcoming many of life’s challenges—of course, that’s provided you welcome them. Now, some people see these challenges as a means to ...

Those who have a growth mindset think of intelligence and other abilities—athletic, musical, artistic, etc.—as developing over time and that there are always opportunities to learn. Those with a fixed ...

Some years ago, as I passed through the Center for Teaching and Learning at the private college where I’d been asked to give a workshop for faculty on writing and publishing, I saw a big stack of ...

Every organisation that I speak to seems to be undertaking a small or large transformation process. These change management processes often focus on current or aspiring leaders, but lasting change ...