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Why Performance Management often doesn’t work – and what is needed to make it effective
Understanding mental toughness might just be the key. Just before the pandemic struck, and in the good old days before Zoom, I was invited to speak on the relationship between mental toughness and performance to an audience of around 60 HR Directors. At one point,...
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...
MTQPlus now available in Portuguese
As interest in AQR International’s work on Mental Toughness continues to grow around the world, we are pleased to announce the development of the Portuguese translation for the MTQPlus questionnaire. Mental Toughness is a leading-edge concept which describes a...
Do we need to better understand what we mean by strengths?
Why the mental toughness concept can bring a fresh and important insight to this question. Why do we need to question our understanding of strengths For as long as I can remember, we have been encouraged to “play to our strengths”. At first sight, this makes...
EXPLORING VULNERABILITY THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS CONCEPT
What is meant by Vulnerability? Vulnerability is a term that has entered the world of people and organisation development in recent years, popularised by Brené Brown by means of some bestselling books and a widely viewed TED talk. This article examines Brown’s...
Openness to Ideas – Diversity & Inclusion
Optimising Creativity in organisations and in society. In 2016, the World Economic Forum identified creativity as one of the most important skills that a person could develop for success in the 21st Century. It is suggested that it’s the key to unlocking the potential...