A keynote talk on Adaptability, determining your AQ score, and tools to increase your adaptability.

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presents :
When it is time to change,
then it is time to change…
How to increase your adaptability.

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4. When it is time to change,
then it is time to change…
How to increase your adaptability.
Sara Caldwell & Angela Dugan

8. Your
Environment
You
(beliefs, values)
Your Behavior
Your
Environment
You
(beliefs, values)
Your Behavior
You
(beliefs, values)
Your Behavior
Your Behavior
Your
Environment
You
(beliefs, values)
Your
Environment
Your Behavior
Your
Environment
You
(beliefs, values)
Your Behavior

9. “There is nothing
permanent except
change.”
Heraclitus, c. 500 BC

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Solid Liquid Gas

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INTELLECTUAL QUOTIENT
Your reasoning ability and problem-solving skills
EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT
The ability to understand, regulate,
and adjust your emotions
ADAPTABILITY QUOTIENT
Your capacity to adapt to and thrive in an
environment of change
IQ
EQ
AQ

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13. SCAN FOR OPPORTUNITIES

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UTILIZE RESOURCES

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PERSIST THROUGH CHANGE

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My AQ is
high

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Go to https://aqtest.polaris.llc to take the test

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Go to https://aqtest.polaris.llc to take the test

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Increase YOUR Adaptability Step 1
HOW TO BE BETTER AT ADAPTABLITY
Communicate with your environment
Change
Awareness
Probing questions
- "what's the relationship there?"
- "what could happen if I did that differently?"
- "is that even still a valid assumption?"

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Increase YOUR Adaptability Step 2
HOW TO BE BETTER AT ADAPTABLITY
What’s the pattern of these numbers
1. 100, 200, 201
2. 400, 800, 801
3. 500, 1000, 1001
Consider new ideas, think differently
How can you play "what if" games?
How can you loosen constraints to
explore more possibilities?
Cognitive
Flexibility

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Increase YOUR Adaptability Step 3
HOW TO BE BETTER AT ADAPTABLITY
1. Name the days of the week in the order they
appear
2. Name the days of the week in alphabetical order
Focus on new situations and let go of
old ones
How can you return to zero? How do
you unlearn to see things differently?
To behave differently?
Focused
Attention

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Adaptability
HOW TO BE BETTER AT ADAPTABLITY
Communicate with your environment
Break out of your bubble! Scan your
horizon for unknowns and don’t ignore
weak signals
Focus on new situations and let go of
old ones
How can you return to zero? How do
you unlearn to see things differently?
To behave differently?
Consider new ideas, think differently
How can you play "what if" games?
How can you loosen constraints to
explore more possibilities?
Focused
Attention
Cognitive
Flexibility
Change
Awareness

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Call to Action
BE ADAPTATIVE
Pop Your
Bubble
Unlearn and
Relearn
Cognitively
Flex
Reflect and
Recognize

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Experiencing Change? Talk to us!
Angela@Polaris.llc
Sara@Polaris.llc
More info about Polaris at www.PolarisSolutions.com and via info@Polaris.llc

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•Bateman, T., & Crant, J. (1993). The proactive component of organizational
behavior: A measure and correlates. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 14,
103-118.
•Bandura, A (1986). Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social
Cognitive Theory, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliff, N.J.
•Link to Proactive Personality Scale assessment: https://aqtest.polaris.llc
Referenced Studies and Materials

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Acknowledgements
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