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To see how.consider some employees who believe that success is all about talent - this is bother And who can blame someone for having this kind of they have talent - the growth mindut they will persevere. They will right genes, won't they just cruise to the top? And if they lack talent, well, why as an opportunity to adapt and grow. And if they are right, they will eventually excel. What we decide about then, then, could say be more even the underlying premislit on the other hand, they really believe that practice trumps So, how to create a growth mindset with an organisation? Interventions which have presented participants with the powerful evidence of how excellence derived from explains the possibility of personal transformation have had a dramatic impact on motivation and performance. When this is allied with clearly Businesses that focus on recruiting new talent with the right stuff on the other hand, and who neglect the cultivation of existing personnel, foster the fixed mindset. A rank and yank appraisal system is ako damaging because it suggests that the abilities of those ranked the lowest cannot be developed in short upon the potential for personal transformation is the underlying psychological principle driving dish business, but to any organisation interested in unlocking humano 1 EL Idente QUESTION 7 7. According to the writer, businesses need to encourage ambition only in employees with high potential for personal transformation points True Not Given QUESTIONS 1 points 8. Read the text and find a word which means in a way that gives a strong, clear message." Choose the right option. quently encoded impact QUESTION 9. Read the text and find a word which means the possible results of a decision or action"Choose the right option. perseverance ramifications premise cultivation QUESTIONS 1 points 9. Read the text and find a word which means the possible results of a decision or action. Choose the right option perseverance ramifications premise cultivation point QUESTION 10 10. Read the text and find a word which means a person's way of thinking and their opinions. Choose the right option minde motivation gacy anecdote Path to High Performance 1. Most of us have been on the receiving end of an inspirational speech. Usually it is delivered by a former Olympian at a company conference and is all about the big M. motivation. It is sometimes eloquently delivered and often fun to listen to, but most people leave the room wondering how thirty minutes of biographical information help many of us understand where it comes from Listening to a sportsperson speaking about their own personal journey may be uplifting, but how is it going to leave a 2. It is not anecdotes we need so much as a science of performance underlying principles that help unlock the question of why some people work hard and excel while others don't why some are committed to what they are doing while others est in a state of semi detachment, it is a question with ramifications not just for business but for education. And, fortunately, the answers are beginning to emerge to see how we need to take a step back and ask a deeper question: Where does excellence For a long time. It was thought that the answer hinged, in large part upon talent and work may be important, but if you don't have the ability, you are never going to it turns out that this point of view is mistaken borens of studies have found that highlyers across all disciplines leam no faster than those who reach lower levels of when students seem to posen a particular ishten een bedre til dine force then the dotachomes practise for more hours. Further research has shown that The question of talent versus practica/experience would not matter much it was merely theoretical. But it is much more than that. It influences the way we think and and the way we engage with our world. And I determines por motivation. To see how.consider some employees who believe that success is all about talent - this is bother And who can blame someone for having this kind of they have talent - the growth mindut they will persevere. They will right genes, won't they just cruise to the top? And if they lack talent, well, why as an opportunity to adapt and grow. And if they are right, they will eventually excel. What we decide about then, then, could say be more even the underlying premislit on the other hand, they really believe that practice trumps So, how to create a growth mindset with an organisation? Interventions which have presented participants with the powerful evidence of how excellence derived from explains the possibility of personal transformation have had a dramatic impact on motivation and performance. When this is allied with clearly Businesses that focus on recruiting new talent with the right stuff on the other hand, and who neglect the cultivation of existing personnel, foster the fixed mindset. A rank and yank appraisal system is ako damaging because it suggests that the abilities of those ranked the lowest cannot be developed in short upon the potential for personal transformation is the underlying psychological principle driving dish business, but to any organisation interested in unlocking humano 1 EL Idente