Mindsets: The Keys to Unshakable Leadership with Ryan Gottfredson

This pandemic shaken us all
and fundamentally exposed the type of person we
are: either someone who feels the sky is
falling or someone who sees this as an opportunity
to inwardly strengthen and find success
despite the uncertainty.  


Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership
development consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. Ryan is
the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of
“Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your
Life, Work, & Leadership” (Morgan James Publishers). He is
also a leadership professor at the Mihaylo College of
Business and Economics at California State
University-Fullerton. 


In this episode, Ryan talks about why mindset makes all the
difference. 


What you will learn from this episode: 


Discover the place of self-awareness in
leadership development 

Learn what
stops leaders really showing up and
serving their people 

Find-out how mindset sets the trajectory for an
organization’s success map 






“Becoming conscious of your mindsets allows you to be a more
mindful practitioner in life because we’re now starting to gain
control on consciousness of things that are dictating in our life
that we previously haven’t had consciousness or control
over.” 


– Ryan Gottfredson 





Topics Covered:


01:16 – The synergy between mindsets and the idea of unshakeable
leadership 


02:38 – Why is there lack of awareness among leaders of
today 


06:00 – What is at the core of leaders lacking
self-awareness 


07:48 – Why resistance is huge in a closed mindset 


09:23 – What have his clients have done wrong before seeking out
his help 


09:23 – From a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, from a closed
mindset to an open mindset 


11:32 – From know-it-all to learn-it-all 


13:01 – Take your free mindset assessment of twenty questions:
RyanGottfredson.com 


13:37 – What impact has doing mindset work had on your life
personally?





Key Takeaways:


“Those with negative mindsets, their mindsets caused them to
think and operate in ways that make their life more difficult for
them that are disengaging their employees.”


“Those with the more positive mindsets, natural and effective
leadership just naturally come out in terms of how they process
and operate in their world.”


“I think everybody needs some work on our mindsets, we can always
improve. And the thing that’s tricky about our mindsets is that
for most of us, our mindsets, they’re consistently shaping how we
think and how we operate, but they’re doing so at a non-conscious
level.”


“What I termed to be a closed mindset is, they want the best for
the organization, but because they’re closed-minded because they
think that what they know is best this leads them to quickly shut
down the ideas of others because I know what’s best, I don’t need
to listen to you.”


“When we believe that we may be wrong, then we’re not focused on
being right. We’re focused on finding the truth and thinking
optimally, and they’re just not there yet. So, we need to help
awaken these leaders that they may have a little bit of a closed
mindset, that could be very well-intended.”





People / Resources Mentioned:


Get your FREE mindset assessment of twenty questions, click
here: RyanGottfredson.com 

Ryan’s Book: Success Mindsets: Your Keys to Unlocking Greater
Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership 

Satya Nadella 






Connect with Ryan Gottfredson:


Website: https://ryangottfredson.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RyanGottfredsonPhD 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanGottfredson 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangottfredson/ 

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