Your mindset can significantly impact your success and resilience. By understanding and applying a growth mindset, you can transform your behavior and make intentional choices in your approach to challenges, feedback, and continuous learning. People with a growth mindset achieve ever-higher levels of performance and unlock their potential by embracing the process of improvement and fostering a proactive approach to personal and professional development.

In this course, participants will explore the transformative work of psychologist Carol Dweck and learn to recognize key characteristics associated with a growth mindset. Participants will also learn practical strategies for developing and applying these characteristics to transform their beliefs about learning and intelligence.

Participants will learn to: 

• Define growth mindset
• Recognize key characteristics associated with a fixed mindset, distinguishing them from a growth mindset
• Understand how mindset influences individual behavior, learning, and responses to challenges
• Recognize and transform fixed mindset self-talk into growth-oriented affirmations, cultivating a more optimistic and resilient mindset
• Develop strategies to foster a growth mindset culture within their teams or workplaces, encouraging collaboration, adaptability, and continuous learning

Competencies: Adaptability and Change; Continuous Learning; Self-Awareness; Collaboration and Teamwork

Audience:  Professional Development (All WashU Staff)

Class Duration: 3.5 hours, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Facilitator: Katie Nolen, Learning and Development Specialist

Katie is passionate about fostering a culture of continuous learning and facilitating learning programs that empower all employees to reach their full potential in an inclusive, supportive environment. She is a life-long learner and uses her background in education to help staff develop skills and competencies for both professional and personal success.

An important note: This session is being held in-person at the Link in the Loop building.

No-Show and Late Cancellation Fees:  Cancellations received less than five (5) business days prior to scheduled class will result in a $50 cancellation fee charged to their department. If you’re no longer able to attend, please drop your registration in Workday Learning.   

In case of illness or another emergency, please contact HR-LearnandDevelop@wustl.edu. Exceptions to the above guidelines are on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the L&D team.  

Questions:
Contact HR-LearnandDevelop@wustl.edu

All programs are subject to change.

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