Dec 18, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Update
Founded in 1989 as TCA Consultants, in January AQR International will reach 35 years of existence. Given that the average life of a UK company is around 7 years, we feel a degree of comfort from that. We must have done something right? Like any business, we have had...
Dec 4, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Why understanding Mental Toughness might be the key to unlocking that potential. Anger is often thought of as a negative emotion. Something to be avoided and potentially disruptive and destructive. Research published by the American Psychological Association...
Nov 20, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness, Uncategorized
Mental Toughness correlates closely with Curiosity with an interesting twist. It could be key to developing and optimising curiosity. Why curiosity? In 2017, the World Economic Forum (WEF) identified Curiosity as one of 16 key skills that people will need for success...
Nov 13, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Is there a sweet spot for failure and making the most of it? Might your mental toughness matter? The conventional wisdom is that we learn more from our mistakes than our successes. There is some truth in that. But that doesn’t mean that failing at everything all of...
Nov 6, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Impostor syndrome describes how normally high-achieving individuals who, although successful, have persistent self-doubt and a fear of being exposed as a fraud or impostor. Those with impostor syndrome can struggle with attributing their success to their abilities...
Oct 31, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
In March 2023, a paper from Oxford University* found that resilience and wellbeing programs in 143 UK organisations failed to deliver satisfactory results and some did more harm than good. Another study on wellbeing programs in the Dutch Police Service, using the...
