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Equip your organization with the ability to cope with stress and challenges in the workplace with the third edition of this coaching guide to developing mental resilience.
List of contents
Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: The importance of stress; Chapter - 03: Developing the model and the MTQ48; Chapter - 04: Mental toughness and the MTQ48 measure; Chapter - 05: Control; Chapter - 06: Commitment; Chapter - 07: Challenge; Chapter - 08: Confidence; Chapter - 09: Mental toughness and its relationships with other important models - Mindset, positive psychology and emotional intelligence; Chapter - 10: Decision making; Chapter - 11: Mental toughness and fatigue - The impact of mental toughness on the development of fatigue; Chapter - 12: Mental toughness and the world of work (1) - Stress, motivation, leadership, coaching and teamworking; Chapter - 13: Mental toughness and the world of work (2) - Assessment and development, and talent management; Chapter - 14: Employability - A key issue for the 21st-century employer and employee; Chapter - 15: Using the MTQ48 measure to improve self awareness; Chapter - 16: Mental toughness and the world of education and the development of young people; Chapter - 17: Mental toughness in sport; Chapter - 18: Mental toughness and its link to the social and health sectors; Chapter - 19: Can mental toughness be developed? - The practitioner's and psychologist's perspectives; Chapter - 20: Using the mental toughness model and the MTQ48 in coaching and mentoring; Chapter - 21: Positive thinking; Chapter - 22: Visualization; Chapter - 23: Anxiety control and relaxation - A physiotherapist's perspective; Chapter - 24: Attentional control; Chapter - 25: Goal setting; Chapter - 26: Research and evidence-based practice using the MTQ48
About the author
Peter Clough is former Head of Psychology at Hull University, UK. Based in East Yorkshire, UK, he is recognised as a leading applied academic authority in this field.Doug Strycharczyk, based in Chester, UK, is MD for AQR, an organization which has been instrumental in most of the pilots which lead to the adoption of mental toughness in new sectors.John Perry is Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, and was formerly Head of Psychology at Mary Immaculate College. Based in County Clare, John has been key in deepening an understanding of mental toughness. A sport psychologist, he works with both elite athletes and top business and organization leaders.
