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“Next to unconditional love, the one gift I would give my children — over and above IQ, good looks, physical prowess, etc. — would be AQ, or resilience — the ability to respond effectively to adversity in our lives.” —Dr. Scott A. Snook, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

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The Real Deal®

What is the one thing that matters most to you in work or life? [more]

The Real Deal : Discover what matters the most

AQ Profile®

The world's most proven and reliable way to measure your resilience. [more]

AQ Profile: Hire the Best

Train for the Top

Improve your organization’s effectiveness through our AQ programs.

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Hire the Best

Now there’s a fast, easy, proven, and cost-effective way to screen job applicants.

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Grow Resilient Leaders

Learn how AQ can help your leaders perform even in the most difficult circumstances.

Learn more about how you can use AQ to create resilient leaders

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Put Your Mindset to Work - a #1 Best Seller!
  • A #1 Best Selller: Dr. Stoltz’s latest book, Put Your Mindset to Work: The One Asset You Really Need to Win and Keep the Job You Love took the #1 slot on the New York Times Book Review Best Sellers list in the category of Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous. Click here to order it now or visit the web site to learn more.
  • Put Your Mindset to Work won one of the Chartered Management Institutes “Commuter Book of the Year” awards in the UK and has sold nearly 100,000 copies. Learn more
  • Put Your Mindset to Work was also #1 on USA Today’s list of Money Best Sellers.
  • HR Magazine named Dr. Paul G. Stoltz one of the “Top 10 Influential Thinkers” of 2010 in the International category.
  • The Harvard Business Review recently launched a blog — The Conversation — featuring Dr. Paul G. Stoltz. Read his article, “When Adversity Strikes, What Do You Do?”

What can AQ do for you?

AQ®, or Adversity Quotient®, is the science of human resilience. People who successfully apply AQ perform optimally in the face of adversity — the challenges that confront us each day. A high-AQ workforce translates to increased capacity, productivity, and innovation, as well as lower attrition and higher retention. AQ has helped many companies improve customer service and sales, strengthen morale, develop resilient leaders, create high-performing teams, and hire high-performing people.