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📢 Don't miss out! Early bird pricing for the Mental Toughness Conference in Warsaw has been extended. Join us on March 26th & 27th, 2025 to explore the latest insights from academics and practitioners on developing mental toughness in individuals and organisations. 🎤 Featuring renowned speakers like Doug Strycharczyk, Sylwia Rybak, John Perry, Katarzyna Kloskowska-Kustosz, Dr Min Kyung, Wojtek Grad, Alessia Mevoli, Sabina Ratajczak, Hollósi Szabolcs, Wiktor Z. Buczek, Adrian Green, Anna Pfejfer-Buczek, Jason Wyatt, Jakub Lewandowski, Dr Helen St Clair-Thompson, Katarzyna Lorenc, Byung Ok Ahn, Alessandra Rosicarelli and Cecilia Achilli. 📍 Location: Warsaw, Poland 📅 Dates: March 26-27, 2025 💰 Early Bird Price: 1200PLN/240GBP (extended until January 31st!) 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eTksKb5X

Part Two of our Talking Toughness Best Bits 2024 is now live on all major podcasting sites. This episode features clips from Monika Lozinskienė, Joanne Taylor, William McKee, Paul Ryder and Prof. David Clutterbuck. In the 2024 season of the Talking Toughness podcast, we've had the opportunity to engage with leading experts like Dr. Jim Loehr and Professor David Clutterbuck, delving into the evolution of human performance and organisational development. Through discussions with seasoned coaches and professionals, we've examined the future of personal, team, and organisational growth, contemplating the potential influence of AI on our work. We value your feedback and support, and we look forward to continuing this journey with you into 2025! Evolution is about growth and adaptation, but it doesn’t require abandoning our core values or essence. Spotify – https://lnkd.in/exjqun_5 Apple Podcasts – https://lnkd.in/eUYGzjS8 AQR Website – https://lnkd.in/egD8Pq_j Other podcast providers - https://lnkd.in/eUxSGh93

We hope you have a wonderful break! ✨ The AQR team is taking some time off to relax and recharge until January 2nd. We'll be back and ready to assist you in the New Year. See you then!

We are excited to announce that Cecilia Achilli will join our Mental Toughness Conference lineup in Warsaw on the 26th & 27th of March. 🗣️ Topic: Mental Toughness and Female Empowerment 👤 Bio: Cecilia Achilli is a Clinical and Organisational Psychologist with 28 years of experience as an HR consultant, working with organisations of all sizes. A Certified Executive & Business Coach and Counselor, Cecilia also holds certifications in Organisational Transactional Analysis and M.B.S.R. (Mindful Based Stress Reduction). With a focus on building strong relationships, Cecilia partners with clients to foster growth and accompanies teams to reach their full potential, ultimately contributing to company success. A firm believer in diversity and inclusion, Cecilia promotes fairness and respect as core values within organisations. 🎁 Free MTQPlus & discounts on Licensed User Training! 📅 Early Bird: 1200 PLN / £240 ➡️ Book Now: https://lnkd.in/eTksKb5X

Evolution is about growth and adaptation, but it doesn’t require abandoning our core values or essence. In the 2024 series of the Talking Toughness podcast, we've had the privilege of engaging with true authorities in their fields such as Dr. Jim Loehr and Professor David Clutterbuck, to explore the evolution of human performance and organisational development.  Through these conversations with experienced coaches and professionals, we've explored the future landscape of personal, team and organisational growth, including pondering how AI will ultimately impact on our work.  We appreciate your feedback, your support and look forward to continuing this journey with you into 2025! Part One of our Talking Toughness Best Bits 2024 is now live on all major podcasting sites. This episode features clips from Stephen Murphy, Alessia Mevoli, Lucy Myers, Gordon Ryan, Dan Abrahams and Peter Sewell. Spotify – https://lnkd.in/exjqun_5 Apple Podcasts – https://lnkd.in/eUYGzjS8 AQR Website – https://lnkd.in/egD8Pq_j Other podcast providers - https://lnkd.in/eUxSGh93

We are pleased to announce that Jason Wyatt of JCB UK will join us at the Mental Toughness Conference in Warsaw on March 26th and 27th. 🗣️ Topic: JCB Cornerstone Project – Building an award-winning sales leadership programme. 👤 Bio: Jason is the Global Aftersales Technical Training Manager at JCB and a thought leader in the value of transformative training to drive personal performance and business success across the automotive industry. He led the development of the world-class JCB sales leadership programme ‘CornerStone' was centred on the application of the mental toughness concept and MTQPLus measure. In 2022, this was recognised with one of the UK’s highest L&D awards - the Princess Royal Training Award. 🎁 Free MTQPlus & discounts on Licensed User Training! 📅 Early Bird (until Dec 31st): 1200 PLN / £240 ➡️ Book Now: https://lnkd.in/eTksKb5X

We are excited to have Alessandra Rosicarelli join our Mental Toughness Conference lineup in Warsaw on the 26th & 27th of March. 🗣️ Topic: Mental Toughness and Female Empowerment 👤 Bio: Alessandra Rosicarelli is a Senior Consultant, Coach, Psychologist, and CEO of WISE~ING Società Benefit and MBSR Instructor with over 25 years of experience in organisational development. She has 18 years of experience as an internal consultant in a multinational pharmaceutical company, focusing on empowerment, engagement, and sustainability. An expert in Lean and Agile methodologies, she has enhanced employee experiences in various sectors. Alessandra has led initiatives in digital transformation, diversity, and wellness, and serves as an adjunct lecturer at the European University of Rome and member of the Mental Toughness Advisory Board. She combines innovative methods with a human-centred approach to foster personal and organisational growth. 🎁 Free MTQPlus & discounts on Licensed User Training! 📅 Early Bird (until Dec 31st): 1200 PLN / £240 ➡️ Book Now: https://lnkd.in/eTksKb5X

2024 has been an incredibly busy year for AQR globally, with new partnerships in Italy (WISE~ING Società Benefit), Greece (Leadership Psychology Institute), Canada and the US (Iridia Medical).   We have also celebrated 10 years of working with our partners in Poland (AQR Polska) which will culminate with the hosting of our 2nd Mental Toughness Conference in Warsaw in March 2025 – https://lnkd.in/eTksKb5X   We have also continued to support and nurture the development of our partners in China (TalentPole) and South Korea (AQR Korea) helping them to grow their local practitioner communities through assisting them in running licensed user training programmes. Our partnerships in the UAE and in Hungary go from strength to strength. In Korea, Poland, Hungary and Australia we have our local AQR organisations.    There is much more to come in 2025, with new partners covering South Africa, Switzerland, and Benelux coming on board in early 2025, along with many others in the pipeline.   Developing a network of excellent partners is the foundation of our growth strategy. We actively seek to accelerate growth with organisations that already have a successful business and are ambitious to grow it further and become part of our global partner community. With a focus on developing people and organisations, we offer well-evidenced measures and materials to help our partners and their clients be the best they can be.   So, if you are ready to invest time and energy into exploring this exciting growth opportunity, please reach out to us at headoffice@aqr.co.uk for more information on our partnership model and core products. We look forward to expanding our network into new sectors and territories in 2025.

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#WednesdayWisdom View our Blog for the latest insights from our industry experts and thought leaders or listen to our Talking Toughness podcasts where leading authorities in their respective fields talk about the Mental Toughness concept and its application in their world. If you want to learn more about our assessments, please visit our website. We have a range of products available to support you whether you are looking for self-guided development for yourself or you want to learn how to assess and develop others.