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A meeting with SARA
A few years ago, I was asked, by a consultancy I was working with, to participate in the preparation of a workshop the newish (six months in post) SVP of a major division of one of their clients. They had “sold” the SVP the idea of undergoing a kind of 360°...
Leadership Impact – the importance of Self-awareness
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate” Carl Jung Leadership, as defined by the GLOBE study, is “one’s capacity to influence and motivate others to contribute to the success of the organisation they are...
Mental Toughness & Wellbeing – Confidence
Much has been written about how Mental Toughness contributes to increased performance; however, even more fundamentally, Mental Toughness has a significant impact on Wellbeing. In fact, wellbeing is almost a “precursor” to high performance – it is difficult to...
Mental Toughness & Wellbeing – Challenge
Much has been written about how Mental Toughness contributes to increased performance; however, even more fundamentally, Mental Toughness has a significant impact on Wellbeing. In fact, wellbeing is almost a “precursor” to high performance – it is difficult to...
Mental Toughness & Wellbeing – Commitment
Much has been written about how Mental Toughness contributes to increased performance; however, even more fundamentally, Mental Toughness has a significant impact on Wellbeing In fact, wellbeing is almost a “precursor” to high performance – it is difficult to...
Mental Toughness & Wellbeing – Control
Much has been written about how Mental Toughness contributes to increased performance; however, even more fundamentally, Mental Toughness has a significant impact on Wellbeing. In fact, Wellbeing is almost a “precursor” to high performance – it is difficult to...
From good to great
There is a difference between a good performer and a great performer, and that difference is Mental Toughness. If you want to be good at anything you will need to learn and practice the associated competencies. If you want to be a good tennis player you will need to...
Mental Toughness – misconceptions
There is still a misconception that Mental Toughness is all about biceps, triceps & testosterone and that doing one-finger press-ups, running up hills with a backpack and swimming across icy lakes will help you to develop it. In fact, it’s quite possibly...
Mental Roughness
There is a thin line between Mental Toughness & Mental Roughness and the line is “awareness” When coaching those with particularly high Mental Toughness, typically scores of 8 to 10 on the MTQ suite of questionnaires, I always get them to investigate how...
Leadership – best practice
Be determined without being stubborn Be focused without being blinkered Be enthusiastic without being impulsive Be open to risks without being reckless Be disciplined without being dogmatic Be structured without being rigid Be accommodating without acquiescing...