THE MINDSETS

The mindsets were developed around the nature of a manager’s work. Everything that effective managers do is sandwiched between action on the ground and reflection in the abstract. Action without reflection is thoughtless; reflection without action is passive. All managers have to find ways to combine these two mindsets – to function at the point where reflective thinking meets practical doing.

But reflecting and acting about what? Firstly about collaboration – getting things done cooperatively with others. And of course all of this has to be rooted in the appreciation of current reality, which is the worldly mindset. Finally, in order to harmonize these mindsets people must subscribe to a certain rationality or order, thus the analytic mindset.

Reflective Mindset
Analytic Mindset
Worldly Mindset
Collaborative Mindset
Action Mindset