Oct 8, 2024 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
The Mental Toughness concept is becoming a key element for employability. We are now said to live in a VUCA world – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Although that is not really so new – that’s been largely true of times past too. What is different... 
Sep 16, 2024 | Mental Toughness, Psychometrics
MENTAL TOUGHNESS PRACTITIONERS AROUND THE GLOBE, WE WANT YOUR CASE STUDIES AND EXAMPLES. It is just 20 years since the launch of the 4Cs mental toughness concept and the MTQ measures. An approach that has pushed back the boundaries of the way we understand and develop... 
Sep 2, 2024 | ASEAN, Education, Mental Toughness
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Earlier, in August, we reported on a cultural and mental toughness development programme for Chinese adolescents. One of the cohorts came to the UK. The purpose is to prepare those young people to optimise the opportunities for university and to be... 
Aug 28, 2024 | Leadership, Mental Toughness, Psychometrics, Recruitment and Selection
Personality, Abilities and Motivation & Mental Toughness Background In the early part of the 21st Century, Merseyside BusinessLink worked with AQR International to explore what might be the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur – individuals who would... 
Aug 20, 2024 | Leadership, Mental Toughness, Psychometrics, Recruitment and Selection
Identifying Potential in a Large UK Retailer The relevance of assessing Personality, Abilities and Motivation & Mental Toughness As part of a large Organisational Development programme, one of the UK’s largest retail organisations (employing c. 50,000 staff)... 
Aug 12, 2024 | Mental Toughness, Sports, Wojtek Grad
Wojciech Grad, Bona Fide, Poland The Paris Olympics was one of the most anticipated global sporting events. Men’s volleyball became the stage for extraordinary competition. Moreover, beyond technique, tactics, and physical skills, it was mental toughness that...