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Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & Andy Riise - Part TwoThis is Part 5 of our series of podcasts which steers away from our usual format to focus on the subject of caring, compassionate, empathetic and kind leadership. We are delighted to bring back snapshots of our discussion with Andy Riise, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, and respected leader and mental performance coach. Andy spent over 20 years leading soldiers from elite Special Forces to teaching psychology and leadership at West Point, the US Air Force Academy, and Texas A&M University. In this, and the following Part of the show, we gain insights into the new approach...2024-03-2527 min
Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & Andy Riise - Part OneThis is Part 4 of our series of podcasts which steer away from our usual format to focus on the subject of caring, compassionate, empathetic and kind leadership. We are delighted to bring back snapshots of our discussion with Andy Riise, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, and respected leader and mental performance coach. Andy spent over 20 years leading Soldiers from elite Special Forces to teaching psychology and leadership at West Point, the US Air Force Academy, and Texas A&M University. In this, and the following Part of the show, we gain insights into the new approach to...2024-03-1835 min
Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & Darren Whysall - Part Three WHY CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? Doug Strycharczyk and elite leadership coach, Darren Whysall have collaborated to write a short and very practical book on Team Coaching. Doug and Darren explore in this third part of their discussion why CPD is important in this fast-evolving world and in particular why CPD about the mental toughness concept is so important. Nothing stands still and learning occurs all the time. We learn a phenomenal amount from peers and colleagues from their experiences. Not everyone does. Questions like “How can we develop Mental Toughness” (we can!!) and “Do...2023-12-1108 min
Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & Darren Whysall - Part Two WHY MENTAL TOUGHNESS IS A POWERFUL CONCEPT FOR TEAM COACHING Doug Strycharczyk and elite leadership coach, Darren Whysall have collaborated to write a short and very practical book called, unsurprisingly, “Team Coaching”. In the second part of a thoughtful and hugely interesting discussion, Doug and Darren explore the theory and application of the mental toughness concept in people and team development. Particularly the impressive body of objective evidence for the concept. This gives the client and the practitioner confidence that they are engaging with ideas that are solid and capable of achieving the kind of...2023-12-0416 min
Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & Darren Whysall - Part One WHY TEAM COACHING IS ON THE RISE AND HERE TO STAY Doug Strycharczyk and elite leadership coach, Darren Whysall have collaborated to write a short and very practical book on Team Coaching. In this first discussion, they discuss why Team Coaching is coming to the fore and why it is a vehicle for personal development – exploring team member self-awareness about what they bring to a team and how they impact on others – as well as creating the “holy grail” of high performance – team working. Importantly they point to this being within the capability of all – prov...2023-11-2716 min
Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & John Perry - Part Two Stretching Boundaries with the Mental Toughness Concept – Part Two Doug Strycharczyk and Associate Professor John Perry have forged a remarkable and productive relationship over the last 10 years through which they have taken the understanding of the mental toughness concept to a new level. This led to the development of the 8-factor version of the 4Cs mental toughness concept. In turn, this has become a powerful lens through which we can examine and understand many aspects of people and organisational development from a fresh perspective which is reliably based in peer-reviewed research. The result is...2023-11-2021 min
Talking ToughnessEverybody's Talking Mental Toughness - Doug Strycharcyzk & John Perry - Part One Doug Strycharczyk and Associate Professor John Perry have forged a remarkable and productive relationship over the last 10 years through which they have taken the understanding of the mental toughness concept to a new level. This led to the development of the 8-factor version of the 4Cs mental toughness concept. In turn, this has become a powerful lens through which we can examine and understand many aspects of people and organisational development from a fresh perspective which is reliably based in peer-reviewed research. The result is a concept that, in the hands of a competent practitioner...2023-11-1315 min