Leading Through Fire (Published)

OJP’s Notes

Resources

Notes from 2022-04 on Leading Through Fire (April-May 2022).

11:30 - 12:30

https://flow-genome-project.mn.co/posts/leading-through-fire-april-may-2022-diy-socratic-inquiry-mindsets

Article #1

The Talent Myth

Malcolm Gladwell writes a piece in the New Yorker on Carol Dweck’s mindset research.

Post the line/quote that you feel best represents the thesis of the article.

But what if Enron failed not in spite of its talent mind-set but because of it? What if smart people are overrated?

Post a line/quote that you felt most strongly about, positive or negative, and why?

“In Procter & Gamble’s Navy, Admiral Stark would have stayed. But a cross-divisional management committee would have set the Tenth Fleet in place before the war ever started.” This resonated the most… drove home point efficient organization would behave the opposite, but doesn’t need to. There’s an element of self-correction here.

12:30 - 12:45 break

Article #2

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

Carol Dweck shares how growth mindsets can help you raise happier kids, a family (or employees).

“an overemphasis on intellect or talent leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges and unwilling to remedy their shortcomings.”

see: life-long learning, learned helplessness

“In particular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame.”

Will-power. Ask: can this be attributed to effort? Could you have done more? What would have made it easier? What tools would help?

Extra Review - Article #3

Why Following Your Passion Is Terrible Advice

Thesis:

Passions aren’t “found”… They’re developed.

Resonate:

when you’re told that your interests are somehow ingrained, you give up on new interests as soon as the going gets tough. … knowledge is power.

4:30 PM