The Performance Paradox

In this chapter, they discuss the concept of the performance paradox and how solely fixating on performing can lead to worse performance. They explain the importance of spending time in the learning zone to continue improving and avoid stagnation.

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Eduardo Briceño reveals the fundamental factors that accelerate your growth and improvement.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How focusing on performance actually hurts results.

2) The one feedback method that always tells the truth.

3) The five key elements that drive growth.

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— ABOUT EDUARDO —

Eduardo Briceño is a global keynote speaker and facilitator who guides many of the world’s leading companies in developing cultures of learning and high performance. Earlier in his career, he was the co-founder and CEO of Mindset Works, the first company to offer growth mindset development services. Previously, he was a venture capital investor with the Sprout Group.

His TED Talk, How to Get Better at the Things You Care About, and his prior TEDx Talk, The Power of Belief, have been viewed more than nine million times. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and an inductee in the Happiness Hall of Fame.

• Book: The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action

• Website: Briceño.com

• LinkedIn: Eduardo Briceño

• Organization: MindsetWorks

• TEDx Talk: The Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach

• TED Talk: Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about | TED

• Previous episode: 316: Maximizing Your Learning and Growth with Eduardo Briceño

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Roam Research

• Tool: Otter

• Study: “Systematic review: the relationship between clinical experience and quality of health care” by Niteesh K. Choudhry, Robert H. Fletcher, and Stephen B. Soumerai

• Psychology: Goal Hierarchy