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Do We Have a Wellbeing Problem Here?
“We’re high performers here. We always deliver. So why does anyone here think we have a wellbeing problem?” Really! This is a comment we got from a senior manager in a large multinational with whom we were working as we came to the end of a diagnostic phase on a...
Mental Toughness – A Factor in Perceived Stress and Quality of Life in Mental Health Workers
An option for developing interventions that protect mental health workers. A new study (May 2023) carried out by researchers at Newcastle University and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has shed light on a major issue for mental health...
AQR INT · Is trusting myself a factor in trusting others
Is it purpose rather than goal setting that brings results?
How the 8-factor mental toughness concept brings this into focus We are often told that “goals and goal setting are the sources of drive”. Are they? Is this really enough? Our work on the mental toughness concept has perhaps enabled us to develop a more subtle, more...
AQR International · What can Mental Toughness tell us about Trust?
Mental Toughness – Learning how to manage your fears and not necessarily about conquering your fears.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” Franklin D Roosevelt A common misconception is that mental toughness means that you become fearless, treating setbacks and obstacles with disdain. They just bounce off you. That is simply not the case. As the research in...