Jun 13, 2022 | Mental Toughness, Psychometrics
As interest in AQR International’s work on Mental Toughness continues to grow around the world, we are pleased to announce the development of the Portuguese translation for the MTQPlus questionnaire. Mental Toughness is a leading-edge concept which describes a...
May 30, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, John Perry, Mental Toughness, Peter Clough
Why the mental toughness concept can bring a fresh and important insight to this question. Why do we need to question our understanding of strengths For as long as I can remember, we have been encouraged to “play to our strengths”. At first sight, this makes...
May 19, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
What is meant by Vulnerability? Vulnerability is a term that has entered the world of people and organisation development in recent years, popularised by Brené Brown by means of some bestselling books and a widely viewed TED talk. This article examines Brown’s...
Mar 14, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Optimising Creativity in organisations and in society. In 2016, the World Economic Forum identified creativity as one of the most important skills that a person could develop for success in the 21st Century. It is suggested that it’s the key to unlocking the potential...
Mar 10, 2022 | Mental Toughness
Mental Toughness is that aspect of your personality which describes how you think. Sometimes described as “attitude” or “mindset” this describes our mental responses when things happen to us or happen around us. Mental Toughness is important in...
Mar 7, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness, Uncategorized
Why mental toughness influences your ability to innovate. Creating a Culture of Innovation. As we saw in the article on creativity, the terms “creativity” and “innovation” are often used interchangeably. However, they both express different, albeit connected,...
