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The impact of Mental Toughness on Problem Solving and Decision Making
Problem Solving and Decision Making are regularly identified as one of the core “soft skills” for staff at all levels in organisations. The World Economic Forum study on the core skills needed for a successful 21st Century Employee identified these amongst others....
10 ‘Big Ideas On Thinking’
Last Christmas I was the lucky recipient, thank you Jeremy Tan, of the amazing book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ published in 2011 by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman. It summarises the work in all three phases of his incredible career; namely his early work on...
Six Ways to Deal With Rude and Aggressive People
Rude and aggressive people are everywhere. They are abusive and dismissive, use insults like normal people use complements, they interrupt and are often poor listeners. Sometimes they are oblivious to their behaviour and how their approach impacts on others. Those...
6 Easy Ways To Stay Calm
Okay, I admit the title of this post may be misleading because whilst these 6 ways to stay calm are easy to understand, they are much harder to adopt as part of your ongoing persona. One of the key characteristics and strengths of mentally tough people is that they...
Why You Need To Be Mentally Tough Today
I have had different conversations with two close friends in the past few weeks. Both had experienced a series of personal and work related setbacks of a roughly similar magnitude. I could personally relate to both situations and also personally relate to their...
How To Turn Your Dreams Into Reality
I’m envious of Henrik Edberg and not just because he lives on the west coast of Sweden. He also writes in a beautifully practical style about simplifying life and making things happen. Here is one article of Henrik’s I really like about adopting routines that can make...