Building a Growth Mindset Culture

Understand what a growth mindset is and how it contrasts with a fixed mindset.

Recognise the impact of mindset on learning, collaboration, leadership, and performance.

Identify individual and team mindset behaviours.

Apply strategies to shift thinking and encourage a culture of experimentation, feedback, and perseverance.

Create an action plan to promote growth mindset behaviours in their workplace.

What is a growth mindset? (Based on Carol Dweck’s research)

Growth vs fixed mindset: beliefs, language, and behaviours

How mindsets impact learning, feedback, risk-taking, and innovation

Common myths and misconceptions about growth mindset

How the brain learns and rewires through effort and repetition

The science behind resilience, motivation, and behaviour change

Reframing failure as feedback

Why psychological safety is critical for learning cultures

Recognising fixed mindset triggers (e.g., fear of failure, comparison, perfectionism)

Team culture audit: are we reinforcing learning or performance-only behaviours?

Case studies: organisations that built growth cultures

Self-reflection: where do I show fixed vs growth mindset?

Shifting language: praise effort, strategy, and persistence—not just results

Giving and receiving feedback to promote learning

Normalising experimentation and learning from setbacks

Encouraging reflective practice and continuous improvement

The leader’s role in modelling a growth mindset

Embedding growth mindset into performance conversations, goal setting, and team rituals

Aligning rewards, recognition, and development frameworks

Avoiding the "false growth mindset" trap

Identify 3 key mindset-shifting strategies for your team or organisation

Personal mindset goal: what will you shift in your daily language or habits?

Commit to culture practices: team experiments, learning debriefs, celebration of effort

Optional: accountability partner and 30-day mindset challenge

Interactive workshop format

Storytelling, real-world examples, and reflection

Pair and group discussions, case scenarios, and mindset mapping

Tools and templates to apply immediately in the workplace

Growth Mindset Field Guide

Growth vs Fixed Mindset Behaviour Grid

Conversation prompts and feedback scripts

Personal Mindset Reflection and Tracker

30-Day Growth Culture Challenge Template

Pre-course mindset diagnostic or self-assessment

Leader/Manager booster session on modelling growth mindset

Follow-up team challenge or learning sprint

Integration with performance management or onboarding programs