Jun 19, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
The Dunning-Kruger effect is generally described as type of cognitive bias in which people overestimate their capabilities and can imagine they are smarter than they really are. Essentially, this suggests that low ability people do not possess the skills needed to...
Jun 5, 2023 | Coaching, Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
We talk about self-awareness as if it is something we have just understood. In fact, we have always known it to be important but we have not always been able to pin it down in a way that matters for our development. Perhaps we can now. But we are talking not just...
May 23, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Education, Mental Toughness
Nottingham Business School Doug Strycharczyk recently had a really interesting and useful day, working with Peter Sewell and colleagues at Nottingham Business School, to help prepare Masters students for handling major projects and assignments. Although these are...
May 22, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
There is a tendency for people now to try to attempt to redefine Resilience. This is unnecessary. Resilience is its own concept, and it is a valuable and important quality in its own right. If we change its meaning, we can easily lose sight of what we are doing. The...
May 15, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
In general, the answer appears that it is. Of course, being run over by a car might mean that you live a short life despite being optimistic about crossing that bit of road. One clue comes from an interesting article from the Conversation. This explored research...
May 5, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
As the Mental Toughness concept begins to enter the mainstream of people and organisation development, there is a temptation to see this as a new concept. In fact, like leadership, it is a concept that has long been understood to be important and valuable for success...
