Book review: Developing Mental Toughness
Title: Developing Mental Toughness
Authors: Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk
Publisher: Kogan Page
ISBN 978 0749 46377 9
Usefulness ****
The label ‘mental toughness’ may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but few can argue that these are challenging times in which topics such as resilience are particularly hot. Does resilience, or mental toughness, which the authors see as wider than resilience, really exist?
Clough and Strycharczyk believe so. They also believe it’s useful, can be developed and can be measured. To back these assertions, they share plenty of research and case studies,...