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Illuminating the foundational role that mindsets should play in leadership development

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  • Gottfredson, Ryan K.
  • Reina, Christopher S.

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Mindsets are individuals’ mental lenses that selectively organize and encode information, thereby orienting them toward a unique way of understanding their experiences and guiding them toward corresponding actions and responses. Decades of research have demonstrated that mindsets are foundational to how individuals process and operate. Despite this research, mindsets have largely been overlooked by practitioners when developing leaders. In this article, we seek to illuminate the foundational role mindsets play in leadership effectiveness to elicit greater emphasis on mindsets in leadership development. To do so, we explore what mindsets are, why they are so important for leadership development and effectiveness, and which mindsets leaders could further develop to operate more effectively. Specifically, we review the research associated with four different sets of mindsets—(1) fixed and growth mindsets, (2) goal orientations, (3) implemental and deliberative mindsets, and (4) prevention and promotion mindsets—to demonstrate how each affects leaders’ effectiveness. We conclude by discussing how leadership developers and leaders themselves can focus on mindsets to improve leadership effectiveness.

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  • Gottfredson, Ryan K. & Reina, Christopher S., 2021. "Illuminating the foundational role that mindsets should play in leadership development," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 64(4), pages 439-451.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:bushor:v:64:y:2021:i:4:p:439-451
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2021.02.009
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    1. Crane, Bret, 2022. "Leadership mindsets: Why new managers fail and what to do about it," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 65(4), pages 447-455.

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