New teachers can create an environment where students feel supported and understand that mistakes are part of the learning ...

Although the term learned helplessness came from their work, B.F. Skinner ’s behaviorist framework helps explain it: when actions produce no meaningful consequences, the behavior of trying fades ...

That changed. The fresh ideas you offered in strategy meetings got shut down before you finished your sentence. You’ve ...

So, to survive, you must submit or disengage. “Learned helplessness is the nervous system’s way of saying, ‘Survive now, heal later,’” says Broff.

Learned helplessness doesn’t develop overnight—it’s the result of repeated failed attempts at change. But if you walk into a team that has internalized this mindset, your leadership isn’t ...