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MENTAL TOUGHNESS – LESSONS FROM NATURE – Richard’s Stories
Richard is a friend who, as well as being a trichologist, has developed a deep interest in our work on Mental Toughness to the point he will sometimes use our concept and the measure in his work. Hair loss can be attributed in part to stress. An earlier post describes...
Mental Toughness Conferences – Melbourne and Sydney – Sept 24 & 26
The Mental Toughness concept is one of the most important concepts emerging in the world of people and organisation development. Now used in 80 countries, it provides users with a very accessible and well-evidenced explanation of why people and organisations respond...
Professor Peter Clough joins AQR International
AQR International is delighted to announce that Professor Peter Clough will be joining AQR, with effect from September 1st 2019, in a part-time role to become its Technical Director. This is a natural evolution of a very long term relationship between Professor...
Resilience and Mental Toughness – is there a difference and does it matter?
There is a difference. It does matter and, although the two ideas are closely related, there are important differences. Unfortunately the terms these days are often used interchangeably which might mean that the desired outcome is targeted but not achieved. Moreover,...
Mental Toughness and Mental Sensitivity – Maintaining Perspective
Occasionally, we find that the focus of attention, when looking at this topic, tends to be on developing Mental Toughness as if it was the sole focus of the concept and its applications. This is not necessarily always the case. Mental Toughness is a concept which...
A MASAI PERSPECTIVE ON MENTAL TOUGHNESS
A truly interesting video clip illustrating how the Masai understand the Mental Toughness concept and how it features in the lives in the Masai Community. The speaker is Emmanuel Milla Mankura, a Tribal Elder. Emmanuel Mankura works closely with Anthony Willoughby,...