Adversity Quotient Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

by Stoltz, Paul G.

• ISBN13: 9780471344131
• ISBN10: 0471344133
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-25
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The bestselling book that had people everywhere scrambling to measure and improve their AQ, now in paper! Did you ever wonder why some people are able to survive and gain strength from adversity, while others never recover from it? Based on recent scientific breakthroughs in immunology, physiology and psychology and backed by the findings of over 5,000 people who have attended the author's one-day workshop, AQ (Adversity Quotient) is the most global predictor of success. AQ predicts and in many cases determines your ability to learn, be productive, competitive and resistant as well as respond to change. The book, through the adversity response profile, measures your AQ then provides a scientifically proven skill sequence for permanently boosting AQ. People who have a high AQ without necessarily a high IQ or high emotional intelligence achieve a large degree of success.

Author Biography

PAUL G. STOLTZ, PhD, is President of PEAK Learning Incorporated and holds a doctorate in organizational communication and development. His many corporate clients have included Deloitte & Touche LLP, Motorola, Abbott Labs, US West, etc. In great demand as a keynote speaker and consultant on such topics as leadership, performance, successful selling, and overcoming adversity, Dr. Stoltz also conducts AQ seminars and workshops for thousands of people each year.

Table of Contents

THRIVING IN THE AGE OF ADVERSITY.

A New View of Success.

The Age of Adversity.

The Science of AQ.

MEASURING AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR AQ.

The Adversity Response Profile: Measuring Your AQ and Your Ability to Climb.

Interpreting Your Adversity Quotient and Your Power to Ascend.

IMPROVING AQ IN YOURSELF, OTHERS, AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.

LEAD: Improving Your AQ and Your Ability to Ascend.

STOP!

Catastrophizing.

Improving Others' AQs and Their Ability to Ascend.

The High AQ Organization: Creating the Climbing Culture.

The Climber's Habit.

Appendix.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Acknowledgments.

Index.