If you’ve ever experienced moments of intense stress, panic, or anxiety and have failed to successfully employ the typical techniques of calming the f down (deep breathing, closing your eyes, planting your feet firmly on the ground), it can feel like you’re just going to have to live with the fact that these moments are going to hijack your mind and body as often as they like.

If you’ve read my last two blogs and your interest is piqued, I hope you’ll find this final one on the topic of Adaptability Quotient (AQ) as interesting as I did researching it. AQ blog #1, Navigating the Fastest Period of Change in History, introduced the AQ concept, acknowledged the current period that is calling on us to adapt relentlessly, and explored the first key element of human’s capacity to do so: Ability. Then, in AQ blog #2, The Human Side of Adaptability, I highlighted the second – very human – key element of Character.

Following our exploration of Ability in my previous blog about the Adaptability Quotient (AQ), it’s time to venture into another dimension: Character.

Is this truly the fastest period of change in human history? For all practical purposes, I believe it is! (Though my great-great-grandfather probably said the same thing when indoor plumbing arrived.)

Leadership is a weighty responsibility, but understanding what truly matters to those we lead can transform that weight into wings. Recently, I found myself captivated by the “Global Leadership Report: What Followers Want”

So much brilliance comes out of the mouth of Adam Grant. I watched a 41 second snippet of him and was instantly inspired to write my own thoughts about it. He shares, “You don’t necessarily want people to know what you’re bad at. Well I have some news for you.” I already knew what he was going to say.

Did that just make you inhale sharply? If so, you wouldn’t be alone. Many of us tend to sweep our courage under the pile of paper on our desk when something uncomfortable comes up.