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Book SynopsisPraise for Adversity Quotient.
With AQ, Paul Stoltz has done something remarkable: He synthesizes some of the most important information on how we influence our own future and then offers a profound set of observations which teaches us how to thrive in a fast-changing world!-Joel Barker, President, Infinity, LTD, author of Paradigm Shift.
Adversity Quotient will show that you have more control over events than you think. The key is changing your beliefs. Believe it or not, that can usually be done in One Minute. -Ken Blanchard, co-author, The One Minute Manager.
Paul Stoltz''s AQ explains why some people, teams, organizations, and societies fail or quit, and how others in the situation persevere and succeed. With this book, anyone or or organization can learn to reroute their AQ and hardwire their brain for success. -Daniel Burrus, author, Technotrends.
AQ is one of the more important concepts of our time. Paul Stoltz''s book provides the direction a
Trade Review"Why do some people prevail where others despair? The differencelies in their 'adversity quotients.' An adversity quotient is ameasure of how well someone handles bad news, said Paul Stoltz, whocoined the term."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer,August 21, 1998
"Many (employers) in the work force are looking to the newlydesignated AQ, or adversity quotient...to get the results theywant..."--Washington Post
No. 7 on the Denver Post Business List, September 27, 1998.
"Paul Stoltz has done something remarkable: He synthesizes some ofthe most important information on how we influence our future andthen offers a profound set of observations which teach us how tothrive in a fast-changing world."--Joel Barker, President,Infinity, LTD, Author of Paradigm Shift
Table of ContentsPART ONE THRIVING IN THE AGE OF ADVERSITY
CHAPTER 1 A New View of Success 3
The Ascent—Redefining Success 5
The Fundamental Question of Human Effectiveness 5
What Is AQ? 6
The Mountain—Ascending toward Success 13
The Adversity Dilemma 27
The Tree of Success 29
Adversity Quotient 34
CHAPTER 2 The Age of Adversity 37
Three Levels of Adversity 38
How Did It Get So Bad? 44
Four Dangerous Forks in the Trail to the Top 46
A Safer Path 52
CHAPTER 3 The Science of AQ 53
The Three Building Blocks of Your AQ 53
PART TWO MEASURING AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR AQ
CHAPTER 4 The Adversity Response Profile™: Measuring Your AQ and Your Ability to Climb 87
Validity and Reliability 88
The Adversity Response Profile (ARP) Quick Take™ 88
CHAPTER 5 Interpreting Your Adversity Quotient and Your Power to Ascend 101
The AQ Continuum 104
Interpreting Your Overall AQ 104
The CO2RE Dimensions of Your AQ 106
Graphing Your CO2RE 125
Life in the Middle: A Moderate CO2RE Profile 137
Personalizing Your Profile 139
Your AQ and Taking Action 140
PART THREE IMPROVING AQ IN YOURSELF, OTHERS, AND YOUR ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 6 LEAD: Improving Your AQ and Your Ability to Ascend 145
Hands-On Proof 147
Where Do These Skills Come From? 149
How and Why LEAD Works 151
Climbing Skills 153
Applying the LEAD Sequence 180
LEADing Yourself through Major Setbacks 183
The Overhang 185
CHAPTER 7 STOP! Catastrophizing 187
Wildfire in the Mind 189
Stoppers! and LEAD 199
CHAPTER 8 Improving Others’ AQs and Their Ability to Ascend 201
LEADing a Friend 202
The Guts of LEADing Others 209
Rethinking the Role of LEADer 213
LEADing a Colleague 214
The Teflon Kid: LEADing Your Child toward Accountability 222
The Hidden Benefits of LEADing Others 227
CHAPTER 9 The High AQ Organization: Creating the Climbing Culture 231
The Right Time for AQ 235
AQ and Change 235
Challenges You Face as a Leader 238
Organizational AQ 240
The Role of AQ in Any Organization’s Success 245
Roadblocks to Creating a High AQ
Organization 253
Life after the Seminar: What Goes Wrong? 259
The Climbing Organization 263
AQ at Work 274
CHAPTER 10 The Climber’s Habit 277
Why Most Learning Goes Down the Tubes: Howell’s Five Levels of Competence 278
Two Factors That Influence Your Success 281
What You Can Expect 281
Strengthen the Climber 283
AQ and the Greater Good 283
Appendix 289
Notes 301
Bibliography 307
Acknowledgments 319
Index 323
