What is MENTAL TOUGHNESS?

Individuals and teams can develop this vital trait to increase confidence, resilience and the ability to respond to change and challenges.

Do you and your team possess the Resilience & Mental Toughness needed to manage challenges?

Mental Toughness is seen as a reservoir of personal resources that enables an individual to produce consistently high levels of performance or goal attainment despite the everyday challenges and adversities they are faced with.

When our surroundings and workplaces are demanding more and more of individuals to manage change, adversity and ambiguity, developing Mental Toughness has become a significant requirement for individuals, teams and organisations to manage through difficult landscapes.

Building Mental Toughness is not just managing adversity; it encompasses much more than this.

WHY BUILD MENTAL TOUGHNESS?

Mental Toughness = Resilience + Confidence

It is no longer sufficient to simply build resilience and ‘bounce back” from adversity. You also need to have the ability to build your self-confidence, emotional management, commitment and self-control to thrive and not just survive. You need this additional momentum to take advantage of your current turbulent landscape.

Could you or your team benefit from developing your Mental Toughness to thrive through turbulent times?

CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO BUILD YOUR MENTAL TOUGHNESS?

Studies and practice show building Mental Toughness;

Increases performance and productivity
Allows adoption of positive behaviours
Increases wellbeing

Consider what increasing Mental Toughness could provide to you and/or your team and /or your organisation.

These skills translate into;

Increased Aspirations
Employability
Openness to Change
Ability to Cope in Transition
Enhanced Commitment
Social Mobility
Motivation
Self-Confidence
Emotional Control
Enhanced Relationships

APPLICATIONS FOR MENTAL TOUGHNESS

Organisational Development
Leadership and Staff Development
Recruitment and Selection
Mental Toughness Coaching
Managing Change and VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity)
Mental Toughness Development Programmes

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CAN WE MEASURE MENTAL TOUGHNESS?

Mental Toughness can be measured using the MTQ48 psychometric assessment.

The MTQ48 measures overall Mental Toughness as well as each of the four components of Mental Toughness identified as the 4Cs :

Control – self-esteem and emotional management
Commitment – reliability and focus
Challenge – drive and adaptability
Confidence – positive self-belief and influence

The MTQ48 is an online psychometric measure which takes 8-10 minutes to complete, is a normative measure that has been well researched and validated around the world and is now used extensively in the occupational, educational, social and sporting sectors.

What Could You Gain From Knowing Your Current Level Of Mental Toughness?

What Could You Gain From Knowing Your Teams Current Level Of Mental Toughness?

The first step in developing Mental Toughness is building self-awareness regarding existing default thinking.

The MTQ48 has many useful applications for people and organisations in occupations and sectors that are subject to, pressures and challenges or wherever performance, behaviour and wellbeing is an issue.

MTQ48 IS WIDELY USED IN:

Training & Development
Leadership Development
Coaching
Organisation Development
Performance
Talent Management
Career Transition and Outplacement

DEVELOPING MENTAL TOUGHNESS

There are a number of reasons to increase your Mental Toughness, including improving performance, decreasing stress, increasing control over emotional responses, managing change more effectively, overcoming fear and achieving personal and work place goals.

We live and work in a world where VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) is the new normal. This high pressure world demands high performance every single day.

Are You Or Your Team Impacted By VUCA?

Mental Toughness can be developed through training interventions, coaching and helping individuals adopting behaviour of mentally tough individuals, which ultimately maximises resilience and confidence in teams and organisations.

Developing Mental Toughness generally happens by teaching you to handle stress more effectively through making fundamental changes to the way you think about problems and by teaching you the tactics and strategies that mentally tough people use.