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Is Your Mind(set) Open to Feedback?

Author: Paul Dillenburg, Date: 2/16/2011

We are often contacted by executives interested in getting a potential leader some coaching. In most instances the future leader sees the coaching relationship their organization is offering as an investment in their future – a chance to receive feedback and learn. But, on occasion, a leader may push back and approach the coaching relationship as if it calls in to question their competence. Clearly these are two distinct perceptions of coaching and its purpose.

While there certainly can be varied reasons for the reactions to coaching and feedback, I do think Carol Dweck’s Mindset framework (Mindset: The New Psychology of Success) can be a good starting point. Dr. Dweck’s research has identified two distinct mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset.

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