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Do We Have a Wellbeing Problem Here?

Jul 10, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness

“We’re high performers here. We always deliver. So why does anyone here think we have a wellbeing problem?” Really! This is a comment we got from a senior manager in a large multinational with whom we were working as we came to the end of a diagnostic phase on a...

Mental Toughness – A Factor in Perceived Stress and Quality of Life in Mental Health Workers

Jul 5, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness, Social/Third Sector

An option for developing interventions that protect mental health workers. A new study (May 2023) carried out by researchers at Newcastle University and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has shed light on a major issue for mental health...

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Is it purpose rather than goal setting that brings results?

Jul 3, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness

How the 8-factor mental toughness concept brings this into focus We are often told that “goals and goal setting are the sources of drive”. Are they? Is this really enough? Our work on the mental toughness concept has perhaps enabled us to develop a more subtle, more...