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Creating a Growth-Mindset Culture
Building Teams That Embrace Challenges, Feedback, and Change
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The Smarter Brain Team
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3 Ideas for Better Habits
Break the “good” ceiling
Leadership researcher, Jim Collins, on disciplined people, thought, and action.
“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.”
Purpose over pay
Behavioral science author, Daniel H. Pink, on motivation, autonomy, and purpose.
“We leave lucrative jobs to take low-paying ones that provide a clearer sense of purpose.”
Systems beat goals
Productivity expert, James Clear, on behavior change and incremental improvement.
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
AI-Fuelled Messaging System for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs
Bad messaging KILLS good products! People pay to solve painful problems - the bigger and more painful the problem, the more someone will pay to solve it. If your solution solves a real problem and people aren’t buying yet… then you haven’t communicated WHY they should WANT it.
Fix your messaging (*without* overhauling your product).
Productivity Tools and Resources
Strategies to Cultivate a Growth Mindset Culture
This article examines how leaders can create an environment where learning is prioritised over merely meeting metrics. It emphasises simple but powerful shifts such as adding ,,yet’’ to ,,I can’t do this,’’ and emphasises learning from failure as well as celebrating wins. Read more here.
The Pitfalls of a False Growth Mindset Culture in the Corporate World
This article challenges organizations that pay lip service to growth-mindset language without backing it up with real practices. It describes how ,,false’’ growth-mindset cultures manifest - workshops without follow-through, praise without risk-taking, and rhetoric without structural change - and offers ways to spot and correct these in your business. Read more here.
Grow Daily
A daily digital coach in your pocket. GrowthDay brings together live classes, habit‑tracking, mindset tools and science‑backed practice so you don’t just hope to get better—you become better. Designed for thinkers, doers and makers who believe progress is a habit, not a one‑time event.
Think Forward
Your AI‑powered self‑improvement companion. Rocky uses conversational coaching, habit setting, reflective journaling and growth‑mindset frameworks to support your development—from mindset shifts to daily action. Built for those who want personal growth with real structure, not fluff.
What We're Reading
Makers Mindset Newsletter - This monthly newsletter explores how founders and leaders build strong company culture and community, especially in scaling organisations. It emphasises people-centric leadership, innovation via experiment, and embedding shared values in daily operations.
ConantLeadership Newsletter - A monthly digest of leadership insights, with emphasis on cultivating a growth mindset, employee wellbeing, and cultural shifts.
Brain Food
Today I Learned: In a growth-mindset culture, people view challenges and failures as opportunities to learn rather than as signs of weakness or inability. (Source)
Science: People who adopt a growth mindset exhibit increased activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) - the brain region involved in learning from mistakes and monitoring errors. (Source)
Have a productive rest of your week,
The Smarter Brain Team
Resource Spotlight
Growth Through Habit. Science Without the Fluff.
Monthly dispatches for leaders, teams, and architects of change‑friendly cultures. No sugar‑coating. Just neuroscience‑informed tools, real‑world case studies, and behaviour‑based strategy that re‑wire how your team learns, experiments, and grows.
Lead Boldly, Learn Fast, Lift Teams
A monthly drop of no‑BS leadership philosophy, behavioural architecture, and practical frameworks to move from “managing outcomes” to “cultivating potential.” Built for those who’d rather build capabilities than cover vulnerabilities.
One Word. Big Shift. Real Culture Change.
Stubby, sharp, unapologetically practical. This monthly instalment cuts through jargon with one deceptively simple word—“yet”—and shows how embedding that word in leadership language, habits and systems shifts the game.
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