Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations

Murphy extends Carol Dweck’s fixed vs. growth mindset research to entire systems—teams, companies, classrooms, and institutions. She shows that mindset is not just an individual trait but a cultural force that shapes behavior, collaboration, innovation, and ethics.

A culture of genius prizes innate talent, competition, and perfection. A culture of growth emphasizes learning, collaboration, resilience, and shared success. Murphy’s decade-long research across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and schools demonstrates that growth cultures consistently outperform genius cultures.