In the new book, "THE OUTWARD MINDSET: Seeing Beyond Ourselves" coauthors James Ferrell and Mitchell Warner offer readers a new intuitive way to implement mindset change by engaging in three steps:
- Seeing the needs and objectives of others
- Adjusting your work to make it more helpful to others
- Measuring and holding yourself accountable for the impact of your work on others
Your mindset governs how you view the world--what you do and how you do it.
When individuals and organizations switch to an outward mindset, they are able to think and behave in ways that further the collective results that they are committed to achieving--results that involve everyone in something bigger than themselves and require collaboration in order to succeed.
In fact, according to a study conducted by McKinsey & Company, those who attempt to affect change by concentrating on changing mindset are four times more likely to succeed than those who focus only on changing behavior. With this finding in mind, Ferrell and Warner further explore the differences between inward and outward mindsets and teach readers:
- How to get out of their own way by adopting an outward mindset
- To quit waiting on others to change
- How to allow others to be fully responsible--to both plan and execute
Seeing Truthfully
A shift to an outward mindset also changes how people see regard, and engage with others.
As their mindset turned outward, they began to see and consider not only their own needs but also the needs and objectives others--the needs of their colleagues and of those who might be affected by potential layoffs. Breakthroughs came as they began considering others in this way.
Seeing others differently, they began thinking and behaving differently.
Source: The Arbinger Institute: The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves
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