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Description

Growth Mindset: Identifying Limiting Beliefs, Learning from Mistakes and Reinventing Yourself

Two days to move beyond the idea that ability is fixed and put learning back at the centre of work

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Certain phrases come up again and again: I am simply not built for this, I have never been comfortable with figures, at my age people no longer change. Such convictions close doors before any attempt is made, and they explain applications never submitted and projects quietly abandoned.

This 14-hour programme examines how each participant relates to their own abilities and to learning. Participants identify their limiting beliefs, analyse the way they react to failure and to critical feedback, then put in place a structured learning approach for one skill they wish to acquire.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the beliefs that limit professional initiative
  • Distinguish a temporary difficulty from an assumed permanent inability
  • Analyse a setback in order to draw a usable lesson from it
  • Receive critical feedback without self-disqualification
  • Lead the acquisition of a new skill in structured stages

What makes this programme different

A personal inventory of limiting phrases and their reformulation
One concrete skill selected in session and worked through to a full learning plan
Critical feedback given and received on work produced during the two days

Programme

1Identifying beliefs about your own abilities

What we believe is possible for ourselves

  • Inventory of the phrases that shut down action
  • Origins of convictions about personal aptitudes
  • Effects on applications and on taking initiative
  • Difference between an observation and a permanent judgement

2Changing your relationship with mistakes

Failure, learning and progress

  • Analysis of a professional setback without self-blame
  • Separating what relates to method from what relates to context
  • Turning a setback into a usable lesson
  • The place of trial and experimentation in your working environment

3Making use of feedback from others

Criticism, advice and an outside perspective

  • Receiving critical feedback without immediate justification
  • Separating the point being criticised from the person
  • Requesting targeted feedback from your counterparts
  • Sorting usable feedback from the rest

4Learning a new skill

Method, stages and perseverance

  • Selecting a skill to acquire and breaking it down into stages
  • Finding resources and people who can help
  • Organising regular practice time
  • Recognising moments of discouragement and the responses to them

Who is it for

Any professional considering a career move or a change of direction, employees facing changes in working practices, and managers who wish to support learning within their team.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.