Talking Toughness ep13 featuring Jason Wyatt

Our latest guest is a remarkable individual, Jason Wyatt. Jason is the Global After Sales and Technical Training Manager for JCB - a world leader in its field. Rarely have we met someone with such a thirst for knowledge, which he then applies in all of his work. Jason and his training partner have developed the CornerStone Programme which focusses on sales leadership development for teams directly involved in sales and sales support functions. Sales is often thought of as one of the more demanding roles in business and commerce. They are often described as the "athletes" of the business world and in common with athletes they benefit from mastery all 4 Cs of Mental Toughness needing to draw on their resilience to keep moving forward. The programme includes realistic evaluation and builds in the opportunity for its improvement. It also delivers. The result is that the JCB CornerStone Programme was recognised this year with the Princess Royal Training Award, which is prestigious recognition for UK employers who have created high impact through training and skills development, and which have resulted in exceptional commercial benefits. Jason and his team have taken a mental toughness concept and the MTQ plus measure and made that the cornerstone of the CornerStone Programme. In this podcast we will explore with Jason: the structure of the programme, the role of pre and post programme MTQ assessments, the impact of the development programme on the mental toughness participants and how he has developed the programme further using elite athletes' sports venues. Plenty to learn for anyone interested in the application of Mental Toughness into a brilliant case study.