First published 2024
Social psychologist Mary Murphy examines how mindset operates beyond individuals to shape entire organizations. Building on Carol Dweck's research distinguishing fixed and growth mindsets, Murphy presents ten years of original research demonstrating that organizational cultures can either foster or inhibit learning and achievement. She analyzes how growth cultures at companies like Patagonia and Microsoft under Satya Nadella encourage collaboration, innovation, and inclusion while reducing cheating and corner cutting. Murphy contrasts these environments with fixed mindset cultures that limit success to a chosen few. Through case studies spanning Fortune 500 companies, startups, and schools, she reveals how leaders transformed their organizations by shifting cultural mindsets. The book provides practical strategies for creating environments where people from all backgrounds contribute ideas and reach their potential, whether readers lead teams or work within existing structures.
Genres: psychology, social-science, business, non-fiction, organizational-culture, cultural-studies
Vibes: informative, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: case-studies, practical-strategies
Setting: Patagonia, Microsoft
349 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster