More than 10 years ago, Google embarked on a plan to build better bosses. In its internal Project Oxygen, Google analyzed more than 10,000 manager impressions such as performance reviews, feedback ...

“Mind over matter” may be an age-old idiom, but it’s the key to overcoming many of life’s challenges—of course, that’s provided you welcome them. Now, some people see these challenges as a means to ...

According to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, when we have a “fixed mindset,” we assume our intelligence, creative abilities, and character are static givens, and that we are unable change ourselves ...

Why is it so hard to stay consistent with our goals and follow through successfully? Some of the most popular reasons for this is a lack of motivation and willpower, but there’s something else we ...

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We all like to think that we are ambitious professionals with a growth mindset and aware of real opportunities when they appear. But it’s not, apparently, as simple as that. Dr. Carol Dweck, a ...

This week one of my clients referred to herself as “such a terrible procrastinator“. Her tone was filled with doubt about the likelihood that she would achieve her next-level goals. This is a woman ...

Our minds have such an ability to influence our lives. It's amazing how powerful our minds and our thoughts can be; how we look at the world shapes our own world. We're going to look at the power of ...

Teaching students the science of how their brains change over time can help them see intelligence as something they can develop, rather than innate and unchangeable, finds a new analysis of 10 ...