Comments on: Is “High Potential” a label or a mindset? http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/is-high-potential-a-label-or-a-mindset/ We put the Talent in Applications Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:22:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Sharing Ideas = Value « TalentedApps http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/is-high-potential-a-label-or-a-mindset/#comment-244 Sharing Ideas = Value « TalentedApps Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:10:17 +0000 http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-244 [...] package after she did. Obvious political maneuvering aside, this strikes as having a very “fixed mindset” perspective on the value of ideas. Is the idea itself really the thing of value, and just how [...] [...] package after she did. Obvious political maneuvering aside, this strikes as having a very “fixed mindset” perspective on the value of ideas. Is the idea itself really the thing of value, and just how [...]

]]> By: Ken Klaus http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/is-high-potential-a-label-or-a-mindset/#comment-237 Ken Klaus Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:57:02 +0000 http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-237 Amy, this post really resonates with me as well. In particular the example you give on how criticism is given. It's so easy to fall victim to the fixed mindset especially when the feedback we receive is phrased in fixed mindset terms. Even positive feedback can leave us questioning our successes and derail our potential. I know I have allowed myself to fall into this trap on more than one occasion and I suspect I have been the “trigger” as well; giving feedback that I believed was positive and reassuring, but was in fact just fueling the fear and insecurity tied to a fixed mindset. Amy, this post really resonates with me as well. In particular the example you give on how criticism is given. It’s so easy to fall victim to the fixed mindset especially when the feedback we receive is phrased in fixed mindset terms. Even positive feedback can leave us questioning our successes and derail our potential. I know I have allowed myself to fall into this trap on more than one occasion and I suspect I have been the “trigger” as well; giving feedback that I believed was positive and reassuring, but was in fact just fueling the fear and insecurity tied to a fixed mindset.

]]> By: Meg Bear http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/is-high-potential-a-label-or-a-mindset/#comment-228 Meg Bear Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:01:39 +0000 http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-228 Amy, mindset is one of my favorite topics -- as you probably noticed, I have the following image posted on my office door I'm such a fan of the concept: http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/images/features/dweck/dweck_mindset.pdf This speaks to me in so many ways since it goes straight to how I personally see potential. I think this is really the same point as the "Good to Great" concept of "first who". The idea that great people will succeed no matter what the challenge, to me is exactly for the reason that they are inherently growth minded. I think this growth minded is also related to the idea of measuring "EQ" vs. "IQ" as a predictor of success. It is not what you know but your capacity to continue to learn that is most beneficial to an organization, especially in the long run, as this has compounded interest benefits as well. Amy, mindset is one of my favorite topics — as you probably noticed, I have the following image posted on my office door I’m such a fan of the concept:
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/images/features/dweck/dweck_mindset.pdf

This speaks to me in so many ways since it goes straight to how I personally see potential.

I think this is really the same point as the “Good to Great” concept of “first who”. The idea that great people will succeed no matter what the challenge, to me is exactly for the reason that they are inherently growth minded.

I think this growth minded is also related to the idea of measuring “EQ” vs. “IQ” as a predictor of success. It is not what you know but your capacity to continue to learn that is most beneficial to an organization, especially in the long run, as this has compounded interest benefits as well.

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