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FRATTO 3 WAYS TO MEASURE YOUR ADAPTABILITY – AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT” FOR MORE INFORMATION

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adaptable

You’ve heard of IQ (intelligence
quotient) and EQ (emotional
quotient), but how about AQ
(adaptability quotient)? Coined
by TED Talk speaker* Natalie
Fratto, it’s all about how flexible
you are. No, we don’t mean
your ability to do the splits, but
how open you are to change.
“Regularly ask yourself and your
colleagues, ‘What would happen
if...?’” says Fratto. “It trains your
brain to prepare for a range of
possible outcomes.” Next up:
TQ (tea-making quotient)?

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