The Outward Mindset, 2nd Edition

PREFACE

At long last, leaders are recognizing the link between performance and mindset and beginning to study and apply mindset change strategies. Mindset has always been a fundamental driver of personal and organizational success, but a presumption in modern culture in favor of behavioral approaches to change has until recently obscured from popular view the foundational nature of mindset. The fog is now lifting.

People often use mindset to refer to a core belief about oneself, but our work at the Arbinger Institute shows that this is too narrow a focus. The biggest lever for change is not a change merely in self-belief but a fundamental change in the way people see and regard their connections and obligations to others. The Outward Mindset ...