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,...
Mar 3, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness, Models of Mental Toughness
Gary Neville, former Manchester United soccer star now sports pundit, once stated “For 20 years, I played in a club that was totally mentally secure, with a manager who was completely sure of himself. I understand what mental toughness is. We didn’t have a...
Feb 28, 2022 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
Creativity and Innovation are two terms that are often used interchangeably. They are related but they are different. In this article, we will look at the first – Creativity – and its relationship with mental toughness – the way we think about situations and events. A...
