Why Mindset Matters
How you see challenges, obstacles, and opportunities
What is mindset?
A conflict where the parties are inviting the very things they are complaining about
Collusion
A self-focused mindset (to the detriment of others)
Inward mindset
Three ways I can turn others into objects
1) Vehicles, 2) obstacles, and 3) irrelevancies
A mindset that takes others into account
Outward mindset
Mike calls this the yoda moment: It's not about what I do or don't do, it's about how I ____.
Two inward mindstyles placing myself ABOVE others
1) Better than and 2) I deserve
A way to gather additional justification about how I feel about someone
Gathering allies
Organizations that recognize mindset are ___ times more likely to succeed.
4x (source: McKinsey)
T/F: All soft behaviors are outward.
False. I can do almost anything (hard and soft behaviors from either mindset).
What does the story I tell myself do for me?
Justifies my behavior (when inward)
Two inward mindset styles placing myself BENEATH others
Mindset drives behavior which drives ____.
Results
When others matters like I matter, they are ___ to me.
People
A way to self-recognize when I have an inward mindset
What are red flags?