This document provides a self-assessment to determine if someone has a fixed or growth mindset. It includes questions to check if you give up easily on problems, compare yourself to others, avoid tasks you're bad at, get nervous making mistakes, or ignore feedback. Having a fixed mindset means believing your abilities are set, while a growth mindset sees them as something that can be developed through effort. The document explains we all have aspects of both and understanding your mindset can help adapt to new career challenges.
This document provides a self-assessment to determine if someone has a fixed or growth mindset. It includes questions to check if you give up easily on problems, compare yourself to others, avoid tasks you're bad at, get nervous making mistakes, or ignore feedback. Having a fixed mindset means believing your abilities are set, while a growth mindset sees them as something that can be developed through effort. The document explains we all have aspects of both and understanding your mindset can help adapt to new career challenges.
This document provides a self-assessment to determine if someone has a fixed or growth mindset. It includes questions to check if you give up easily on problems, compare yourself to others, avoid tasks you're bad at, get nervous making mistakes, or ignore feedback. Having a fixed mindset means believing your abilities are set, while a growth mindset sees them as something that can be developed through effort. The document explains we all have aspects of both and understanding your mindset can help adapt to new career challenges.
This document provides a self-assessment to determine if someone has a fixed or growth mindset. It includes questions to check if you give up easily on problems, compare yourself to others, avoid tasks you're bad at, get nervous making mistakes, or ignore feedback. Having a fixed mindset means believing your abilities are set, while a growth mindset sees them as something that can be developed through effort. The document explains we all have aspects of both and understanding your mindset can help adapt to new career challenges.
Self-Assessment Instructions: Read the questions below to assess your current mindset. Mark a check ✓ or ✗ under “Yes” or “No” to each question based on your experiences in the workplace.
Questions Yes No When you are dealing with a difficult problem, do you get stressed out easily and give up?
Do you constantly compare yourself to other co-workers?
Do you try to avoid certain tasks or responsibilities because you’re bad at them?
Are you nervous of making a mistake in front of your peers during meetings?
When you make a mistake, do you get defensive or angry?
When you get feedback from others on a project, do you ignore it and just use your own judgement?
Do you get embarrassed to ask for help from your team members?
When new ideas or processes are offered, do you tend to be hesitant to embrace them?
If you marked “Yes” to most of these questions then you have a fixed mindset. If you marked “No” to the majority of them then you have a growth mindset.
What is a fixed or growth mindset?
A fixed mindset is when a person believes that intelligence, personality, talent, and similar qualities are “fixed” and those who are naturally gifted with talent will be the ones to be successful. For example, you believe you are either smart (or the opposite) and there is no way to change this. Those with a fixed mindset often shy away from hard challenges to avoid failing at something or make excuses for their failure (“I would have won if I had a better coach”). On the other hand, someone with a growth mindset believes intelligence, talent, and other qualities can be built on and if you want to be successful you just need to add effort. They view challenges and failure as growth opportunities to improve their abilities. We are all a mixture of both and your answers above will probably change depending on the topic/task. Understanding what mindset you have will help you find ways on how to either change or adapt your mindset to new challenges in your career.
References: Johnwp. (2021, February 2). Revisiting the growth mindset definition - we are a mixture of both. Growth Mindset Institute partnering with Prof Carol Dweck. Retrieved October 4, 2021, from https://www.growthmindsetinstitute.org/2018/03/08/growth-and-fixed-mindset-definition/. Ortiz, R. Reset your mindset - self discovery exercises. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
