Fortius-Mindset^®

Dr. Cory Middleton’s Original Mental Toughness Test

Quick Message from Dr. Cory:

In 2008 I completed PhD research into the identification and development of MENTAL TOUGHNESS. I reviewed over 70 years of resilience research that included examples from military, emergency services, survivors of abuse and neglect, and rehabilitation from trauma and injury. Next I worked closely with 33 World Champions and Olympic Gold Medallists, identifying their pattern of thinking. What emerged was a model of mental toughness in action.

I applied these mental toughness attributes in business environments by developing the Fortius-Mindset framework you can see to the right. The framework is underpinned by 4 dominant quadrants – Motivation, Self-belief, Coping skills & Focus.

The Fortius-Mindset Assessment is designed to:

• Provide individuals with a snap shot of their underlying mental toughness drivers,
• Show how these mental toughness drivers play out to effect performance,
• Provide practical development activities for any area of focus

The Fortius-Mindset Assessment has now been used in coaching and leadership programs for over 10 years, across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, United Kingdom, and United States of America. It is an easy assessment to complete and provides quick and meaningful results that support leaders in their development.

Why Mental Toughness?

The year has 2020 brought about a rapidly changing world of business, with increasing demands on employees. These pressures and changes take their toll - on mental health, physical well-being, but also business agility & performance.

The path back to recovery requires mentally tough leaders and teams, capable of doing the much-needed heavy lifting to rebuild sales pipelines, reactivate operations, and find business confidence. Helping leaders and teams find their mental toughness helps the following challenges:

• Ongoing uncertainty in the market
• Customer conversations about spending
• Employee anxiety and reduced motivation
• Panic and job insecurity
• Maintaining accountability - helping people stick to numbers that seem unachievable
• Overwhelming number of fires to put out, whilst expected to strategically work on the future of the business
• Having authentic and yet challenging conversations with clients and with internal staff
• Changing expectations about ways of working
• Leaders may have a loss of confidence within themselves
• Managing the sheer volume of heavy lifting that will be required (whilst avoiding burnout)
• Fighting fires at work and at home

At a time like this, mental toughness could be the difference.

Responding to COVID-19 and Beyond

After COVID-19, are leaders and their people capable of keeping up and executing the rebuild required? Can leaders find the confidence to make decisions quickly, successfully navigating between appropriate levels of risk and reward? Are teams capable of maintaining high levels of engagement and quality execution despite the rapidly changing environment and the financial pressures? Will the sheer volume of work to be done cause some level of anxiety in individuals, holding them back from being able to work at their full potential? What we are likely to witness is that the single biggest limiting factor for organisational recovery is the leaders and their teams’ ability to mentally and physically keep up and continually deliver round after round of rebuilding – internally and externally.

Inability to manage workplace stressors and work/life balance will cause employees to neglect their health. Many organisations attempt to meet this challenge with wellness programs, gym memberships and flexible working arrangements. Despite these efforts, employee stress, work-life balance and mental health will remain key issues facing the future at work.

The business case for the development of MENTAL TOUGHNESS has never been stronger. Mental toughness is the activating ingredient in human performance – a role widely recognized by performance psychologists worldwide.

Global Mental Toughness Partners

Australia

Dr. Cory Middleton is a mental toughness expert, speaker and mindset coach (Performance Psychologist) providing performance enhancement workshops and one-on-one coaching to help you Activate Your A-Game. Cory helps teams and individuals get unstuck - activating personal strengths, increasing mental agility and toughness, whilst building the determination, focus and confidence needed to accelerate results.

Formally at the Australian Institute of Sport (Performance Psychology), Cory completed ground breaking PhD research into the identification and development MENTAL TOUGHNESS. He reviewed over 70 years of resilience research that included examples from military, emergency services, survivors of abuse and neglect, and rehabilitation from trauma and injury. Next he worked closely with 33 World Champions and Olympic Gold Medallists, identifying their pattern of thinking. 

Today, Dr. Cory applies the science of achievement with your self-worth drivers and business coaching to help you achieve the results you deserve.

New Zealand

JAPAD help businesses and people achieve exceptional things. We do this through consulting, coaching, facilitation and professional development in the following 4 areas: 1. Sales Transformation (Sales strategy, knowledge, skills, mindset and discipline that helps sales leaders and teams exceed targets.) ; 2. Leadership & Management (Developing the strengths and behaviour leaders need to get the best out of their teams.); 3. Mindset & Culture (Fostering an agile and resilient workforce.); and, 4. Vision & Strategy (Developing and implementing organisational vision and strategy that enables business success). 

Europe, North America & Asia

Arcadia is a professional services consultancy specialising in sustainable behavioural and cultural change. As ‘Architects of Change’ Arcadia design and deliver innovative culture and capability strategies. Arcadia use the latest research from the intersection of neuroscience, anthropology and psychology to build creative and impactful solutions, using disruptive forms of delivery & mediums that help drive results in today’s world with the latest multimedia, applications and eLearning.