Do people change?

Do people change?

by | Nov 6, 2017 | Our thinking

Do you believe people can change, learn and grow? Or do you believe that abilities are innate and can only be developed up to a fixed level? Can intelligence and character can be changed? Or are they set, and there is not much we can do to alter them?

This difference in beliefs is known as the ‘fixed vs. growth’ mindset and has been researched extensively by Carol Dweck. Those with a fixed mindset believe that success and intelligence are innate, and those with a growth mindset believe that success is due to hard work and learning, and that with effort, intelligence and character can be changed.

Her research is familiar to many, but to summarise: Dweck has found that those with a fixed mindset can get caught in a desire to look intelligent whatever the situation, seeking to confirm that they are inherently intelligent. This can lead them to avoid challenges if they don’t think they will perform well, and they are more likely to give up easily when faced with obstacles. The result is that those with a fixed mindset may achieve less than their full potential, as they are hesitant to push themselves out of their comfort zone.

In contrast, people with a growth mindset are more likely to persevere with challenges even if they don’t perform strongly in the first instance. Their openness to learning and belief in the possibility of growth serving as a motivation to sustain them through set-backs.

Jyre’s growth mindset

Jyre is founded on a growth mindset: that character and intelligence can be developed given the right focus, effort and support:

  • Focus means choosing goals for yourself wisely. We believe that people can achieve anything they set their mind and heart to, but if they try to be everything and achieve everything their effort will be diluted and lack focus. Put differently: you can be anything you choose to be, but you can’t be everything!
  • Effort means accepting the hard work that comes with the chosen goal. It is easiest to see in sport – top level performance does not come without sacrifice and dedication.
  • Support – Jyre is carefully designed to support you and prompt you to be your best self. Yet it is even more powerful if there is are team colleagues, a mentor or friend to help you stay motivated and handle the inevitable obstacles.

So our message is that the change you want to see is possible and Jyre will help guide your journey.

The Jyre promise

The Jyre promise

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Our thinking

Built on 25 years of insight

Built on 25 years of team coaching insight, Jyre is like having a great team coach always available to you, guiding your development as a team and as invidviduals, day by day.

The foundation of Jyre comes from the coaching team at The Thinking Partnership. They have been guiding and coaching teams for more than 25 years, week-in, week-out. Sitting alongside people helping them grapple with challenges, complexity and opportunities. Helping them grow and develop personally and  helping them play their part in creating high performing teams.

Often these people have not thought of themselves as leaders, just as people trying to get things to happen, sometimes routine, sometimes exciting. 

Their key insights?

First, that everyone has the capacity to make a leadership contribution – to help make the team they are working in a healthier, happier and more productive one. In fact everyone leads in different aspects of their life, even if they don’t call it leadership.

Second, that everyone can develop – they simply need access to the tools and support that will guide their desire to be their best self.

 

Making team coaching accessible to everyone

The problem is that face to face coaching is expensive and hard to access. Which means that most teams don’t reach their potential and too many people miss out on the opportunity to develop and grow as leaders.

So we developed Jyre to make team and leadership development accessible for anyone who wants to shape their own future. It draws on all of our experience and psychological insight as team and leadership coaches to design the Jyre development journeys to engage and guide you.

 

Our aim

So that’s our ultimate aim with Jyre: to help create a world of people willing to lead, confident in their direction and motivated to develop. And a world of teams that combine high performance with learning and laughter.