Cultivating Mental Agility
36mIntermediate2020-11-06
Authors
Dorie Clark
Professor of Business Administration and Published Author
Course details
In a fast-moving world full of rapid changes, we can't keep thinking the same old way. We have to challenge our ingrained thinking habits to become better and faster problem solvers and decision-makers, able to think strategically or tactically depending on what the situation calls for. Mental agility is what makes employees indispensable to companies and helps those companies stay relevant in the marketplace. In this course, Dorie Clark explains how to cultivate the mental agility required for a great career: from building resilience and learning from the past, to creating an organizational culture that thrives in the face of change.
Learning objectives
Recognize the pitfalls that negatively impact a person’s mental agility.
Summarize the process of scenario pre-planning, or “pre-mortem.”
Recall the importance of a decision journal.
Explain the advantages obtained by becoming mentally agile.
Identify the strategy mentally agile people use to avoid data paralysis.
Learning objectives
Recognize the pitfalls that negatively impact a person’s mental agility.
Summarize the process of scenario pre-planning, or “pre-mortem.”
Recall the importance of a decision journal.
Explain the advantages obtained by becoming mentally agile.
Identify the strategy mentally agile people use to avoid data paralysis.
Skills covered
Well-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Making yourself relevant
1. Laying the Groundwork for Mental Agility
- 02 - Physically preparing yourself for mental agility
- 03 - Bouncing back from setbacks
- 04 - Spotting new trends
- 05 - Embracing a growth mindset
2. Preparing for Uncertainty
- 06 - Making better decisions
- 07 - Scenario preplanning
- 08 - Learning from the past
3. Thriving in Uncertainty
- 09 - What to do when the situation changes
- 10 - Creating a culture of mental agility
- 11 - Avoiding information paralysis
Conclusion
- 12 - Mental agility - The foundational skill for today's workplace