673: Embracing a Growth Mindset – Ask Denis

What if the key to thriving as a leader isn’t what you know but how you think? In Leadership Is Changing, Denis Gianoutsos explores the transformative power of a growth mindset, inspired by Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Learn how to turn challenges into opportunities, foster innovation, and build resilience in yourself and your teams. With insights from leaders like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, this episode offers practical tools to create a culture of growth and adaptability.

Ready to rethink leadership? Tune in to unlock strategies that empower you to lead with curiosity, courage, and purpose.

The Foundation of Mindset

  • The distinction between fixed and growth mindsets
  • Fixed mindset leaders resist change; growth mindset leaders embrace challenges
  • How mindset shapes leadership journeys and organizational success

Growth Mindset in Action

  • Growth mindset leaders create environments where innovation thrives
  • The importance of psychological safety for collaboration and creativity
  • Failure is an opportunity for learning and growth

The Mindset for Resilience

  • Building resilience through lessons from failure
  • Demonstrating adaptability during uncertainty to inspire teams
  • Shifting focus from challenges to opportunities within them

Leadership Lessons from Carol Dweck and Satya Nadella

  • The stories leaders tell themselves shape their reality
  • Microsoft’s cultural transformation under Nadella through growth-oriented thinking
  • Vulnerability and a commitment to learning as drivers of organizational innovation

Key Quotes:

How we think affects how we lead.” – Denis Gianoutsos

“Failure is inevitable, but growth-minded leaders use it as a stepping stone to success.” – Denis Gianoutsos

The 10 Proven Ways to Lead and Thrive in Today’s World 

Executive Guide Featuring 10 Key Themes and 42 Strategic Insights from Worldwide Leaders 

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10 Proven Ways to Lead and Thrive in Today's World​

An Executive Guide Featuring 10 Key Themes and 42 Strategic Insights from Worldwide Leaders