The Sweeney Agency

About Dr. Paul G. Stoltz – Motivational Speaker on Change, Adversity and Resilience:

Dr. Paul G. Stoltz is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PEAK Learning, Inc. and creator of the Adversity Quotient (AQ). As a highly sought-after thought leader, speaker, and teacher, Dr. Stoltz combines inspiration with application, delivering a compelling and practical message to audiences of 10 to 10,000 people. Harvard Business School has selected Stoltz’s work as the global best practice in human resilience. He helps industry-leading companies worldwide to become measurably and permanently more resilient, so they accelerate change, harness the tough times, thrive on chaos, and win through adversity, making it a competitive weapon, rather than their biggest threat.

As PEAK’s global reach grows, Dr. Stoltz remains highly active in the classroom, teaching AQ to groups of all levels and sizes in a broad range of indoor and outdoor settings, including some of the largest venues in the world. He is the world’s leading expert on measuring and strengthening human resilience. He is also author of three international bestselling books on the subject — printed in 14 languages — and was voted by Executive Excellence as One of the 100 Most Influential Thinkers of Our Time..

Dr. Stoltz is a guest lecturer for the Harvard Business School Executive Education program. HBS incorporates Dr. Stoltz’s AQ theory and methods into its prestigious executive development and MBA programs. The Harvard Business Review featured an article (January-February 2010) co-authored by Dr. Paul G. Stoltz and Dr. Joshua Margolis (Harvard Business School professor), titled How to Bounce Back from Adversity.

Today, AQ is the most widely adopted resilience building method in the world, currently in use by industry-leading companies and many governments across the globe. In 1987, Dr. Stoltz founded PEAK Learning, Inc., a global research and consulting firm, through which he coaches, consults, teaches, and collaborates with top leaders, thinkers, and influencers within a broad range of organizations from start-ups and NGO’s to the Young Presidents’ Organization and the Fortune 100 on six continents. As Director of the Global Resilience Institute, Dr. Stoltz oversees a research agenda in 21 countries dedicated to exploring, expanding, and advancing the applications of AQ to strengthen people and their organizations. His research partners include top thinkers at Yale University, Stanford University, and more than a dozen universities overseas.

Dr. Stoltz has been a member of Stanford University’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series, was selected as the Millennial Thinker for Singapore, Thought Leader of the Year in Hong Kong, is a top-rated international faculty member for the Young Presidents’ Organization, and is a frequently sought after resource for the world’s top media including CNN, CNBC, Business News Network, NBC Nightly News, Public Broadcast Service (PBS), the Today Show, Sky News, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. You will also find Dr. Stoltz quoted in Wall Street Journal, Harvard Management Update, Investor’s Business Daily, Asia 21, Inc., Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Singapore Straits Times, The Australian Financial Review, Success Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Boss Magazine, The Drucker Foundation’s prestigious ‘Leader to Leader’ and other publications.

What Dr. Paul G. Stoltz Talks About:

The Adversity Advantage
It is in the flames of adversity that our character is forged. This signature keynote address gives a compelling overview of Adversity Quotient (AQ). Stoltz describes how AQ drives performance, resilience, and success, and discusses how to begin strengthening AQ to thrive on adversity. Highly tailored to each group, participants leave with tools they can use immediately to tackle their next challenge and optimize their next opportunity.

Leading Through Adversity
It is through adversity that leadership shines forth. Demanding times call for leaders with exceptional fortitude, tenacity, and resolve. This keynote address draws from dramatic examples of how great leaders across the ages, world, and industries use AQ to lead through adversity and unleash the greatness in others.

Unleashed—Resilient Sales and Service
Imagine how a more resilient sales and service organization could drive your results! When it comes to selling—skills and personality are no longer enough. AQ predicts sales performance and retention across industries and countries. This keynote address reveals to sales people and executives what it really takes to achieve and sustain top performance, even in the most difficult circumstances. People gain tools that they can use to surmount their obstacles with renewed focus and vigor.

Creating Resilient Teams
Resilient teams thrive on challenges and deliver superior performance. Resilient teams are at their best when times are tough. They rise to challenges and are inspired by seemingly insurmountable odds and daunting obstacles. They are the ones that get things done when others cannot. This keynote address provides practical insight into what it takes to form and grow a high performance, resilient team.

The Invincible Investor
A new conversation about money. Tailored to the financial services market, the Invincible Investor keynote introduces the landmark science and practice of investor resilience. In a time of tremendous volatility and uncertainty, investors and their advisors need new tools to protect and grow what matters most, no matter what. This keynote presentation introduces a whole new way to think and talk about how we relate to money in our lives.

Creating the Resilient Workforce
How would it affect your business if people could be measurably more resilient? For those who shape the workforce in any way, this keynote presentation draws from leading science on AQ and resilience. It introduces practical, new methods for transforming your current workforce into one that can not only withstand any setback or challenge but also bounce back and benefit from such situations.

Hiring Resilient People
How would it affect your business if the people you hire were measurably more resilient? PEAK offers the #1 tool in the world for assessing any job applicant’s resilience and overall AQ. In a poll of 1,264 employers, when asked if they would hire for skill set or mindset, 96 percent chose mindset. The AQ Profile can help you gauge and hire the right mindset for every hiring decision. This keynote draws from the science of AQ and reveals simple steps for quickly identifying those who will deliver superior results in demanding circumstances.