Published Research
Removing the Guesswork from Organisational Change (The Lane4 Journal of Excellence: Perspectives on Change)Organisations regularly make huge changes based on hunches and intuition. Scientific and analytical approaches to change are often viewed as idealistic and too time-consuming. | |
On the Road to 2012: Lessons from the Olympics (The Lane4 Journal of Excellence: Perspectives on Change)Team GB has traditionally finished around 10th in the Olympic medal table, with the notable exception of Atlanta in 1996, where just one gold medal meant that the Team dropped to 36th. | |
From Fragile to Agile: Developing a Framework of Organisational Resilience (The Lane4 Journal of Excellence: Perspectives on Change)Organisational resilience is a hot topic for business in light of the current economic climate. However, there is a lack of clarity on how this is defined, what it looks like and how it can be developed. | |
Demystifying the Challenge of Change (The Lane4 Journal of Excellence: Perspectives on Change)Conventional approaches to organisational change have failed to produce the results businesses are looking for. To produce different results, we must do different things. T... | |
In Search of the X Factor (The Lane4 Journal of Excellence: Perspectives on Change)In current market conditions, the established link between talent and organisational performance is more important than ever. | |
Leading Change Through Informal Coalitions (The Lane4 Journal of Excellence: Perspectives on Change)Managers across the world spend millions of pounds each year in trying to bring about change in their organisations. And yet, research consistently shows that their chances of success are less than one-in-three. | |
What Are You Doing to Create a High Performance Environment in Your Organisation? (Critical Eye, June - August 2004)... | |
A Framework of Mental Toughness in the World’s Best Performers (The Sport Psychologist, 2007, 21, 243-264)The authors (including Lane4's Graham Jones) conducted an investigation of mental toughness in a sample population of athletes who have achieved ultimate sporting success. Eig... | |
High Performance Leadership – Turning Pressure to Your Advantage (Strategy Magazine, July 2004, issue 3)... | |
What is this thing called Mental Toughness? (Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2002, 14, 205-218)The literature on mental toughness is characterised by a general lack of conceptual clarity and consensus as to its definition, as well as a general fail... |
Developing Mental Toughness: Gold Medal Strategies for Transforming Your Business Performance
'Developing Mental Toughness' is a fresh and powerful handbook for developing a vital business attribute. It applies elite sport psychology to the business world and shows executives how they can thrive on pressure through the development of mental toughness.
What's your vision? (Dr. Tara Jones)
How many people could state your company's vision with accuracy, without hesitation, and with enough passion and belief to inspire others to be excited and motivated to work toward it?