PS 4 - Building mental tenacity and resilience

  • Level: First or Second year
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • 4 June 2027
PS 4 - Building mental tenacity and resilience
Course overview
Today and in the future, the most important skill trainees will need to develop is the ability to stay healthy – physically, mentally, spiritually. Leaders will have to find a way to cope with all the internal and external pressures of life - and stay healthy.  

Trainees need mental tenacity and resilience to persevere sustainably. 

What do we cover in this course?

  • Developing a healthy concept of reality: VUCA vs VUCART
  • Assessing and understanding one's mental strength
  • Cultivating mental strength with healthy tools
  • Proactive and reactive leadership practices in emergent times

Adel du Plessis

Professional skills course 
developer and facilitator
ABOUT Adel
Adel is a CA (SA) and holds a master’s degree in accounting education (Cum Laude).

Adel has worked in education and training within the accounting profession for 23 years with or for organisations such as Wits School of
Accounting, Monash SA, Altimax Pty Ltd, SAPRO,  and Upskill Studio, 

Adel is a marker for the SAICA APC exam and has written several articles for ASA, SAICA's magazine.  She also contributed to an International book on SA’s Education Challenges on the “Globalisation of Accounting Standards” and a local book on Mentoring in the workplace.

She is currently a self-employed Entrepreneur and works in association with NSOA Learning. She coaches, trains, writes articles and records talks on the “Softer Skills” and Work Readiness of Trainee accountants in the CA Profession.
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