Moving from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset

“The basic tenets of Lean challenge many of the aspects of traditional management theory and calls for a mindset that is foreign to most executives.”

– Jacob Stoller, author of The Lean CEO: Leading the Way to World-Class Excellence

Many leaders that we encounter have been in leadership positions for several years. They rely on the experience they have gained over the previous decades, which has served them well and allowed them to achieve a senior position within their organization. However, that experience was based on a different age of technology. Let’s consider two conversations with senior executives from two different organizations.

Story from the real world

I was talking to a senior airline executive who was of a certain age and was concerned that he was tasked with leading a digital transformation. He said, “I am digitally naive while 25% of my staff are under the age the age of...