Culture Of Genius Survey Template
Do your employees have a predetermined amount of talent or is there room to grow? That’s the question that caused Christina Romero and Carol Dweck, researchers at Stanford University in the US, to divide corporate cultures into two different camps: ‘Growth Mindsets’ and ‘Cultures of Genius’.
What is a Culture of Genius?
In a Culture of Genius, the emphasis is on employees’ innate ability rather than their ability to evolve. Employees don’t feel empowered and there’s less opportunity to develop on the job.
Cultures of Genius are especially problematic for people from underrepresented groups (such as women, racial minorities or LGBTQ+ groups), who are conscious of being perceived as less capable, regardless of whether it’s true.
Some indicators of a Culture of Genius:
- Your job descriptions and hiring conversations use phrases such as ‘rock star’ or ‘brain for engineering’ or ‘natural talent’.
- You don’t have set mentorship or professional development programmes in place or have had frequent requests for more of them.
- You have high employee turnover.
What is a Growth Mindset?
At a company with a Growth Mindset, employees are empowered to continue to evolve professionally. There are clear channels for asking questions and voicing concerns, and open discussion is encouraged.
Growth Mindset both empowers employees to thrive and incentivises them to stay with their company for longer.
This survey template gives you insight into the type of culture that your employees perceive at your company, regardless of whether you believe it to be true. Your findings might indicate new areas to focus or validate elements of your culture that already exist.
Use this survey if you:
- Are trying to increase employee engagement and reduce attrition
- Are considering investing in professional development training or mentorship programmes
- Want to find aspects of your culture to improve
- Want to identify aspects of your culture to highlight to new hires
- Are looking for ways to support diversity and inclusion more effectively
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