true grit and a growth mindset 2019...true grit and a growth mindset traits that predict success for...
Post on 30-Dec-2020
4 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
True Grit and a Growth MindsetTraits that Predict Success for Women in the Law
Mrrison & Foerster SFRebecca SimonJarrett Green
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress & More Greatness” 2
www.Jarrett-Green.com 4“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Some bad stats for women in law… • For roughly 30 years, 50% of law school
graduates have been women, yet only 18% of law firm equity partners & 24% of general counsel are women.
• Despite the equal graduation rate between genders for three decades, 65% of actively practicing lawyers in the U.S. are men, and 35% are women.
www.Jarrett-Green.com 5“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Some bad stats for women in law… • Only 27.1% of all judges in the U.S. are
women, with 72.9% being men (approximately 33% of federal court judges are women, and approximately 22% of state court judges are women).
• Across the U.S., the compensation of full-time, salaried women lawyers is 77.6% of their male counterparts.
www.Jarrett-Green.com 6“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Some bad stats for women in law…
• A 2018 study found there is a 53% pay gap between female partners and male partners in BigLaw.
• Specifically, partners earned an average of: $627,000 female partners
$959,000 male partners
www.Jarrett-Green.com 7“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Why is this happening…?
§ Overt Sexism
§ Unconscious Bias
§ Non-Meritocracy
www.Jarrett-Green.com
Grit & Growth Mindset have been shown to be the most dispositive factors
for women lawyers to succeed in overcoming these systemic injustices
8“Less Stress, More Greatness”
What is aGrowth Mindset?
What is Grit?
9“Less Stress, More Greatness” www.Jarrett-Green.com
www.Jarrett-Green.com 10“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Grit:perseverance and passion for long-term goals & the ability to maintain effort and interest over years despite adversity, failure, and plateaus in progress.
www.Jarrett-Green.com 11“Less Stress, More Greatness”
www.Jarrett-Green.com 12“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Dr. Milana Hogan
www.Jarrett-Green.com 13“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Growth Mindset:the belief that intelligence & talent can be grown and developed through dedication and hard work, and that perseverance, persistence, and effort eventually pay off and lead to long-term success.
www.Jarrett-Green.com 14“Less Stress, More Greatness”
www.Jarrett-Green.com 15“Less Stress, More Greatness”
www.Jarrett-Green.com 16“Less Stress, More Greatness”
An Interdependent Relationship
Growth Mindset
Grit
www.Jarrett-Green.com 17“Less Stress, More Greatness”
An Interdependent Relationship
Success
Growth Mindset
Grit
Your “Resilient Zone”
www.Jarrett-Green.com 18“Less Stress, More Greatness”
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
19
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
20
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
21
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
22
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
23
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
24
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
25
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
26
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
27
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
ZONE
28
www.Jarrett-Green.com
6 Essential Components of Grit
29“Less Stress, More Greatness”
And How To Adopt & EmbodyEach Component
30“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Cognitive Reframing: mentally frame challenges as opportunities for greatness/growth, rather than threats of failure 1
www.Jarrett-Green.com
31“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Growth Mindset: detachment of self-esteem from outcomes, & purposeful growth through setbacks and failures2
www.Jarrett-Green.com
“Meow, doggie!!”
32“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Internal Locus of Control: staunchly accept reality & adaptively respond to that reality3
www.Jarrett-Green.com
“Meow, doggie!!”
33“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Deliberate Practice: consistent, uncomfortable long-term practice 4
www.Jarrett-Green.com
“Meow, doggie!!”
Mozart
34“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Compassion for Injustice: diffusing the palpable resentment & not conflating compassion with condonation 5
www.Jarrett-Green.com
“Meow, doggie!!”
35“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Higher Purpose: connect your work to a purpose/meaning greater than yourself, and remember who you truly are 6
www.Jarrett-Green.com
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness”
I-amnesia
36
37“Less Stress, More Greatness”
Final Thought(before the break)
www.Jarrett-Green.com
38“Less Stress, More Greatness” www.Jarrett-Green.com
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness” 39
SHARE – 2 minutes each person:
One of Your Career Highlights/Triumphs (anytime)
&One of Your Failures/Low-Points (3+ years ago)
Group Breakout Exercise
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness” 40
Can you trace any later successes, growth, or benefits from the failure/low-point you shared?
Individual Journaling Exercise
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness” 41
1) Cognitive Reframing of Challenges2) Purposeful Growth Through Setbacks3) Internal Locus of Control 4) Deliberate Practice5) Compassion for Injustice6) Higher Purpose
Think about a current challenge in your career or life that is active right now and apply at least two of the above grit components to this current challenge.
6 Essential Components of Grit:
www.Jarrett-Green.com“Less Stress, More Greatness” 42
Share the application of grit to the current challenge with your partner. Then your partner
will see if she can come up with one or two more for your situation. Then switch!
Dyad Exercise: Partner-up (in twos)
Stay In Touch With Us!
Mrrison & Foerster SFRebecca Simon
rsimon@law.usc.eduJarrett Green
jag@Jarrett-green.com
top related