Do you ever sit back and wonder why only few people are successful in life? What it takes to be successful person and what kind of mindset they have? How can we foster success?

A research says to foster success one needs to adopt a holistic approach to build his mindset, what scholars term it 'Growth Mindset'. The term 'Growth Mindset' was originally coined by Carol Dweck, a psychologist, professor and researcher at Stanford University, in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.  According to Dweck, a person demonstrates a growth mindset when they believe they're not limited by inherent traits or abilities. Instead they have the capacity to learn, grow and improve. It is the power of our beliefs, be it conscious or subconscious, it strongly affect on what we want and whether we succeed in getting it. This strong set of beliefs propels us and prevents us from fulfilling our potential. But how does one develop this growth mindset at a workplace?

Diving Deeper - Inculcating 'Growth Mindset' to a Workplace

• Stick to Learning, not Output! -                                                                                                                                           In a workplace, generally employees are evaluated on the basis of output they produced rather than learning. A great emphasis on learning can turn the tables of any workplace, making it ideal place to work and grow.

• Invest in Upskilling and Reskilling Efforts -                                                                                                                        With the ever-evolving world of technology, most organizations are anticipating skill gaps, instead of assuming employees are only suited to the roles they've done. Leaders with 'global mindset' understand that employees already have the capacity & intelligence needed to face the challenges at their disposal.

• Embrace Failures as Learning Opportunities -                                                                                                             "Every failed pitch is a learning lesson!" when employees make a mistake instead of pointing fingers encourage them to find solutions, leaders with 'global mindset' share their own mistakes and failures . When employees see their managers open up about their own vulnerabilities, they feel safe to accept their own shortcomings instead of hiding it.

• Encourage Experimentation -                                                                                                                                              Believe in the notion that every new initiative won't lead to success, promote curiosity within the organization and employees. When someone voice their opinions and ideas, leaders with 'global mindset' encourage them with "Sounds good! Let's me hear more of it"  even though it doesn't match your opinion.

• Value Hard Work, Innovation and Reward It Right -                                                                                                   People with 'global mindset' do not look for the best and brightest, but they encourage someone who talks about opportunities to grow, learn and develop. Don't reward people for exemplary performance but reward them for their hard-work, the strategies they devised, the valuable deep insights they gathered, their ability to tackle challenges. Alter the KPIs to reward those who take risks.                                                                                            

The workstations that promoted 'Global Mindset' welcome the following changes:

1. Understand that hard-work, determination and experimentation are the only way to succeed in a workplace, there is no shortcut to success.
2. Embrace challenges, take risks and grab opportunities to practice their skills . The people are not afraid of putting forward their opinion
3. Workstations with global mindset value the ability to learn and grow over innate-talent
4. Workstations with global mindset observe deep trust among employees as compared with those of fixed mindsets, the people working at places with mindset of later often believe in their own capabilities and view colleagues as their competitors, thus leading to distrust.
5. The workplace who adopted a growth mindset experience more impactful feedback because there is no negative consequence when you've a growth mindset 

In nutshell, your view of yourself can determine everything. If you believe that your qualities are unchangeable — the fixed mindset — you will want to prove yourself correct over and over rather than learning from your mistakes.