Liz Tran

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Liz Tran is the founder of the AQ Labs and a leadership coach to CEOs and founders. She has worked with companies including Facebook, Instagram, and the Ford Foundation, and is the author of AQ: A New Kind of Intelligence for a World That's Always Changing.

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Why your IQ no longer matters in the era of AI

Your real competitive edge isn’t how smart you are — it’s how quickly you can reinvent yourself when the rules change.

Book cover for "AQ: A New Kind of Intelligence for a World That's Always Changing" by Liz Tran, featuring a beautifully blurred hummingbird.

Business

The Agility Quotient: Why we need to move on from IQ and EQ

Liz Tran makes the case for a new kind of intelligence that addresses our ability to handle today’s ever-fluctuating challenges: AQ.

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