Mindsets: The Keys to Unshakable Leadership

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/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryangottfreds