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Informationen zum Autor Peter Clough is Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University and is recognized as a leading applied academic authority in the field of mental toughness. He is co-developer of the mental toughness model and the MTQ48 Mental Toughness Questionnaire. He has also contributed to Psychometrics in Coaching and Leadership Coaching (Kogan Page). Doug Strycharczyk is owner and Managing Director for AQR Ltd., an organization that has been instrumental in the adoption of mental toughness in new sectors and is now one of Europe's fastest growing test publishers and distributors. He is the co-author of Developing Resilient Organizations and contributed to Psychometrics in Coaching (Kogan Page). Klappentext Mental toughness is about how effectively individuals deal with stress! pressure and challenge. It is rooted in the notion of resilience but moves beyond this by adding ideas from the world of positive psychology. The result is a complete process which is highly applicable and measurable. Tracing its development from sports psychology into business! health and education sectors! Developing Mental Toughness was the first book to look at applications at the organizational level and to provide a reliable psychometric measure. The new edition of Developing Mental Toughness includes greater coverage of how mental toughness relates to other behaviours and can be applied to leadership! creativity! emotional intelligence! and motivation. It also looks at its applications in employability and entrepreneurship! and has expanded coverage of coaching for mental toughness. Written for anyone coaching individuals and teams for improved performance! the book contains practical guidance and techniques! exercises! case studies and the Mental Toughness self-assessment tool! all reflecting the exciting developments in this field over the last five years. Applies mental toughness to the organizational context and is full of practical guidance to improve your ability to cope with stress and challenges in the workplace Zusammenfassung Improve your ability to cope with stress and challenges in the workplace with this coaching guide to developing mental resilience. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Contributors Acknowledgements01 Introduction The 4 Cs model Four fallacies about mental toughness Defining and describing mental toughness How and why we became engaged with mental toughness02 The importance of stress Situational moderators of stress An applied perspective on mental toughness, stress management and peak performance The AQR stress model03 A brief history of mental toughness Resilience and hardiness What is mental toughness? The beginnings of mental toughness research The qualitative approach The psychometric approach Mental toughness in the 21st century Our thoughts on the five questions04 Developing the model and the MTQ48Preliminary field research Development of the four-factor model Post-development 'testing' of the MTQ4805 Mental toughness and the MTQ48 measure The MTQ48 test platform MTQ48 report types The future and ongoing development06 Control Control-defined and applied Are high levels of control always a strength? The psychological context of control Emotional control07 Commitment Commitment-defined and applied Are high levels of commitment always a strength? The psychological context of commitment Goal setting08 Challenge Challenge-defined and applied Are high levels of challenge always a strength? The psychological context of challenge09 Confidence Confidence-defined and applied Are high levels of confidence always a strength? The psychological context of confidence10 Mental toughness and its relationships with other important models-mindset, positive psychology and emotional intelligence Mindset Learned optimism Hierarchy of needs Mental toughn...
