Doug Strycharczyk is recognised as a leading authority on the application of mental toughness into many different areas of society and the economy. He is the CEO for AQR international, an innovative test publisher whose focus is on improving performance, well-being and positive behaviours. He has a background in OD and People Development with global blue chip organisations, and together with Dr Peter Clough has been instrumental in taking the concept of mental toughness and its associated measure MTQ48 into the Education Sector in more than eighty countries. He holds a first class honours degree in Economics and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and a member of the Institute for Leadership and Management. He has authored, with Peter Clough, Developing Mental Toughness (2012) and co-authored a chapter in Coaching in Education (Karnac 2011).
The goal of this book is to describe the concept of 'Mental Toughness' in such a way that the reader understands the concept and understands how it relates to the development of young people of all... (more)