Episode 320: You Have The Capacity To Handle Change w/ Ben Granger

About this episode

Steve Mellor interviews Ben Granger about the importance of embracing discomfort for personal growth.

What if the discomfort you’re trying to avoid is the very thing making you stronger? Steve sits down with Ben Granger, Chief Workplace Psychologist at Qualtrics and author of A Leader Worth Following, to unpack what growth mindset really looks like in the real world: under pressure, inside messy organizations, and in moments where you don’t feel ready. Ben shares how he grew up with a fixed mindset (“I’m just not good at that”), what neuroscience and practice actually prove about improvement,...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Mellor

Guest: Ben Granger

Topics covered

• growth mindset
• change management
• personal development
• neuroscience
• leadership

Keywords

• growth mindset
• change
• leadership
• neuroscience
• personal development
• resilience
• fixed mindset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Qualtrics

Books & works: A Leader Worth Following

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