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This means there’s a lot of intelligence out there being wasted by underestimating students’ potential to develop.

“culture of development.”

understand the kind of mindset that could turn a failure into a gift. What did they know? They knew that human qualities, such as intellectual skills, could be cultivated through effort. And that’s what they were doing—getting smarter. Not only weren’t they discouraged by failure, they didn’t even think they were failing. They thought they were lea

but one that was absolutely key was the type of leader who in every case led the company into greatness.

“But the best me—that’s a little more important.”

What are the consequences of thinking that your intelligence or personality is something you can develop, as opposed to something that is a fixed, deep-seated trait?

Why are businesses perpetuating the problem?

Dr. Carol Dweck of Stanford University has studied attitudes toward learning for decades, as covered in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Dweck determined that most people adhere to one of two mindsets: fixed or growth.

Our analyses showed that this was because they ruminated over their problems and setbacks, essentially tormenting themselves with the idea that the setbacks meant they were incompetent or unworthy: