
AQ
A New Kind of Intelligence for a World that's Always Changing
Liz Tran(Author)
Ebury Edge (Publisher)
Published on 5. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5291-4746-9 (ISBN)
Description
You've heard of IQ and EQ. But in today's world, they're no longer enough. We need AQ.
In a time defined by nonstop disruptions, when jobs vanish overnight, industries evolve in months, and yesterday's rules no longer apply, AQ-the Agility Quotient-is the intelligence you need to handle change, uncertainty, and the unknown. The good news is that, with the right toolkit, you can grow your agility and learn to navigate a world of increasing instability.
Drawing on leadership coach and former venture capitalist Liz Tran's work with over 200 successful founders, executives, and dozens of companies and organizations, AQ reveals a model for how high-performing teams and managers adapt to uncertainty. Tran will show you how to cultivate "durable skills," essential human abilities that remain valuable no matter what the future holds. With the book's Agility Archetype assessment, the book personalizes the AQ journey to every kind of individual. No matter their experience level or ambitions.
Written with conversational flair and practical advice, AQ offers readers a wealth of resources, including:
Tools to rebuild confidence for when you're bombarded by life's curveballs or feeling burned out
Actionable steps for making a big shift, even when you feel stuck.
Advice on finding clarity in moments of professional turbulence.
AQ also takes readers behind the scenes at companies, from NVIDIA and Microsoft to rising startups like Lex, to see AQ in action. You'll also meet trailblazers like Maggie Lena Walker, the first female bank president in American history, and Emile-Maurice Hermes, who transformed Hermes into a global luxury powerhouse.
As the adage goes, "the only certain thing is change." AQ is the critical intelligence for our unpredictable future.
In a time defined by nonstop disruptions, when jobs vanish overnight, industries evolve in months, and yesterday's rules no longer apply, AQ-the Agility Quotient-is the intelligence you need to handle change, uncertainty, and the unknown. The good news is that, with the right toolkit, you can grow your agility and learn to navigate a world of increasing instability.
Drawing on leadership coach and former venture capitalist Liz Tran's work with over 200 successful founders, executives, and dozens of companies and organizations, AQ reveals a model for how high-performing teams and managers adapt to uncertainty. Tran will show you how to cultivate "durable skills," essential human abilities that remain valuable no matter what the future holds. With the book's Agility Archetype assessment, the book personalizes the AQ journey to every kind of individual. No matter their experience level or ambitions.
Written with conversational flair and practical advice, AQ offers readers a wealth of resources, including:
Tools to rebuild confidence for when you're bombarded by life's curveballs or feeling burned out
Actionable steps for making a big shift, even when you feel stuck.
Advice on finding clarity in moments of professional turbulence.
AQ also takes readers behind the scenes at companies, from NVIDIA and Microsoft to rising startups like Lex, to see AQ in action. You'll also meet trailblazers like Maggie Lena Walker, the first female bank president in American history, and Emile-Maurice Hermes, who transformed Hermes into a global luxury powerhouse.
As the adage goes, "the only certain thing is change." AQ is the critical intelligence for our unpredictable future.
Reviews / Votes
We're not distracted anymore-we're disoriented. And right on time, Liz Tran gives us a gift: a framework for living with agility instead of rigidity. AQ does not ask us to do more, achieve more, or accumulate more: it invites us to strip away the illusion of stability and embrace the intelligence that matters most in times of change. * Greg McKeown, New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism and Effortless *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-4746-9 (9781529147469)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Liz Tran is the founder of the AQ Labs and a leadership coach to CEOs and founders of some of the world's fastest-growing companies. She is also the author of The Karma of Success, and her work has been featured by the Today Show, New Yorker, New York Times, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and other publications. She lives with her husband and daughter in New York City and Norfolk, Connecticut.

