Psychologist and Author
Carol Dweck is an American psychologist and professor at Stanford University best known for her research on mindset and motivation. Her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success popularised the concepts of fixed and growth mindsets, influencing education and leadership practice worldwide.
by Carol Dweck
Dweck argues that believing talent is fixed leads to stagnation, while a growth mindset, the belief that abilities develop through effort, unlocks potential. How you frame challenge determines whether you learn or quit.
The books Carol Dweck references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Jim Collins
Collins studied why some good companies become great and others do not. The answer: disciplined people, disciplined thought, and disciplined action, not bold transformation programmes.
by Jim Collins
Collins studied companies that sustained exceptional performance for decades. The key: preserve a core ideology while relentlessly adapting strategies. Vision without dogma.
by Daniel Goleman
Goleman argues that EQ matters more than IQ for success. Self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation are skills that can be developed and that predict real-world outcomes.
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Csikszentmihalyi identifies the state of total absorption where time vanishes and performance peaks. Flow is not random, it arises from clear goals, immediate feedback, and matched challenge.
by Viktor Frankl
Frankl survived Auschwitz and concluded that meaning, not pleasure or power, sustains us through suffering. His logotherapy argues we can find purpose in any circumstance.
Who Carol draws from, and who draws from Carol — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.