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Leadership of, and for, the future
How will 5G, AI in the cloud or the Internet of Things impact your business? This conference gives you the chance to deepen your understanding of these disruptive technologies, explore how to meet the challenges they present and take advantage of their unprecedented...
Doug Strycharczyk – An introduction to the Mental Toughness Conference
June 20th 2019 sees the first major Conference on Mental Toughness which will take place in Manchester, England. As a concept Mental Toughness has gained global recognition as one of the most important concepts in people and organisational development. Importantly...
Learning from your mistakes… actually my mistakes
The Mental Toughness concept embraces a number of important ideas. One of the more important is the idea that failure or setback can be as much an opportunity to learn as any success can be. "It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons...
AQR International – 30 years and counting
This January AQR International is 30 years young. Originally formed as TCA Consultants the organisation enjoyed considerable success as a smart OD and Training consultancy – focusing on culture change programmes in the UK. At that stage, we had little idea that, 30...
Mental Toughness: It’s a mindset and more than just being resilient
This is a great article on Mental Toughness which usefully cites Professor Peter Cloughs work on the topic. It sets out the distinction between resilience and mental toughness beautifully. Peter of course works closely with AQR International to take the concept on...
Queens University Belfast Symposium – Mental Toughness and related topics
A remarkable opportunity to hear about leading edge research which is finding its way into practical applications across every sector. Mental Toughness was a key theme - addressed by Prof Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk. Dr Kostas Papageorgiou introduced his work...