Coaching for Mental Toughness
In the current climate we come across managers and leaders who are working harder to meet the demands of challenging market conditions, demanding targets and managing the balance between their professional and personal lives.
Mental Toughness refers to an individual’s resilience and inner drive to succeed, particularly in stressful or challenging circumstances. It is a valuable concept that helps us to understand:
- Why people respond differently to stressors and challenges
- Which aspects of work affects people in different ways
- How people can develop mental toughness to improve resilience and performance
Research suggests that Mental Toughness consists of 4 key components:
- The extent to which we feel in control of our lives and our emotions
- How we respond to challenge and to unplanned change
- The extent to which we commit to demanding targets goal
- Our confidence in our abilities and in our dealings with others
It is generally known and accepted that peak performers demonstrate high levels of mental toughness or resilience and the good news is that this can be developed.
Coaching for Mental Toughness involves completing a short questionnaire (MTQ48) that provides a report on an individual’s level of mental toughness in these four areas. Once identified this is a useful basis to explore how these concepts are played out in practical behaviours at work and what helps and hinders successful performance. Through coaching individuals are invited to discuss their results and gain feedback and to work on bespoke processes to develop new ways of dealing with the stressors and pressures that inhibit their performance. This not only improves well-being in the workplace it also creates a better working environment and that can only be a good thing.
Primeast have a range of coaching programs to suit managers, leaders and chief executives. Coaching for Mental Toughness is one of our most popular programs, if you would like to find out more and take the MTQ, please contact us via www.primeast.com.
