Sep 4, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
How can I manage my emotional responses and those of others? The second in a series of posts about the 8 factors that form the mental toughness concept. Mental toughness is a personality trait that describes our mental responses, how we think, to stressors,...
Sep 4, 2023 | Mental Toughness, Psychometrics
For those who wonder what evidence really means when we talk about a concept and /or a measure, this extract from a report from ResearchGate is useful. AQR International works closely with the academic world where the peer review process can be a powerful test for the...
Aug 29, 2023 | Mental Toughness
“If you think you can, you can, if you think you can’t, you are probably right” (Henry Ford) This is the first in a series of posts about the eight factors that form the mental toughness concept. Mental toughness is a personality trait that describes our mental...
Aug 21, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY CONFIDENCE WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR OUR MENTAL RESPONSES Confidence is the fourth of the 4 constructs of the 4Cs mental toughness concept. By confidence, we mean self-belief in our toolkit to be able to take to satisfactory conclusion tasks or...
Aug 15, 2023 | Doug Strycharczyk, Mental Toughness
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY CHALLENGE WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR OUR MENTAL RESPONSES Challenge is the third of the 4 constructs of the 4Cs mental toughness concept. By Challenge we mean being able to deal with the current situation and the future – even though this might not...
Aug 10, 2023 | Coaching, Leadership, Psychometrics
Trust has always been an important issue in the relationship between leaders and those with whom they engage. Although hard to define, we all know when trust is absent. Together with the UK Institute of Leadership, AQR International has been exploring Trust from a...
