DEFINITIONS
CULTURE SHIFT Culture shift within corporate culture refers to a deliberate and significant change in the shared beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and attitudes of an organization. It involves transforming the existing culture to align with new principles and goals, fostering a more inclusive and innovative work environment. (Source) GROWTH MINDSET Carol Dweck, Ph.D., and author of, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” discovered through her research that a growth mindset is a mindset in which people believe dedication and hard work lead to improvement and advancement in talent, accomplishment, and success. FIXED MINDSET According to Dweck, “In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort.”
Now that key terms have been defined, it is important to learn about the pitfalls of a fixed mindset and the benefits of a growth mindset when it comes to DEI.
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