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Dr.
Paul Stoltz, Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Paul G. Stoltz
is the originator of and world's leading expert on the Adversity
Quotient® (AQ®) theory, measure, and methodology. AQ is
the most widely adopted method in the world for measuring and strengthening
human resilience, currently in use by industry-leading companies
across the globe. Dr. Stoltz founded PEAK Learning®, Inc., a
global research and consulting firm in 1987.
He coaches,
consults, teaches, and collaborates with top leaders, thinkers,
and influencers within a broad
range of organizations from start-ups and NGOs to the Young
Presidents' Organization and the Fortune 100 on six continents.
As a sought after presenter and teacher, Dr. Stoltz combines inspiration
with application, delivering a compelling, practical message to
audiences of 10 to 10,000 people. He remains highly active in the
classroom, teaching AQ to groups of all levels and sizes, and he
has presented in some of the largest venues in the world.
As Director
of the Global
Resilience Project, Dr. Stoltz oversees a research agenda in
seventeen 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
was selected by Executive Excellence as “One of the
100 Most Influential Thinkers of Our Time.” He is 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 an 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, 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, Success Magazine, Entrepreneur
Magazine, the Drucker Foundation’s prestigious Leader
to Leader, and other publications.
Dr. Stoltz
is an international bestselling author of three books, printed in
a total of thirteen languages. Adversity
Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities, Adversity
Quotient @ Work and his newest book, in collaboration with
Dr. Stephen Covey, is The
Adversity Advantage, co-authored with Erik Weihenmayer,
the world’s top blind athlete and one of the leading keynote
speakers worldwide.
Dr. Stoltz
received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication
and Economics from the University of California as well as his
master’s and Ph.D. in Organizational Communication, Development,
and Leadership from the University of Minnesota.
PEAK Learning's international
headquarters is situated in the coastal mountains of San Luis Obispo,
California where Dr. Stoltz resides with his family, who were honored
by USA Today as “America’s Most Creative Family.”
Click here to view a video of Dr. Stoltz presenting an AQ workshop.
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