For years, the industry told us to ‘ask better questions.’ My academic research points to a deeper transformation: only by mastering answers can we create clarity, action, and measurable impact This is true for BOTH trainers/coaches and for trainees/coachees alike.
Raise Your AQ
Professional Training and Coaching
Chicago, IL 294 followers
Answer Intelligence (AQ) is the ability to provide elevated answers.
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Answer Intelligence (AQ) is the ability to provide elevated answers to explain and predict in a complex world, emotionally connect, and achieve results. AQ is based upon academic peer-reviewed research. This research has been turned into a book (Answer Intelligence: Raise Your AQ; April 2021), and is associated with assessments and tools designed to improve communication effectiveness and influence. AQ is leveraged by forward-thinking coaches, training & development professionals,and consultants who use AQ with their clients.
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Answer Intelligence (AQ)™ is a new way of thinking about answers as a strategic form of communication worthy of MORE of our attention in training, coaching, and consulting. In a world focused on questions, AQ helps leaders, coaches, and organizations communicate with clarity, influence, and impact. This 3‑minute video captures the essence of the framework and why answers matter today. Would love to hear your thoughts: Do you think about the quality of answers in your work?
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Please join us to learn about using Answer Intelligence (AQ) to elevate your facilitation. This event is for L&D, Trainers, and SMEs.
From Slides to Facilitation with AQ: for L&D, Trainers, and Facilitators
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AQ Webinar for SALES Trainers, Coaches, and Consultants 🔥 Your IP Defines Your Brand. AQ Elevates It. 💼 Sales trainers, coaches, and consultants — your intellectual property is your brand. Your frameworks, your models, your methods… they’re what make you stand out. ✨ But even the strongest IP becomes stronger when it’s enhanced with Answer Intelligence (AQ). AQ helps you deliver: 🔍 Clearer explanations 💡 Sharper insights 🎯 More persuasive answers clients instantly trust 🚀 If you want your IP to hit harder, travel farther, and stand out faster, AQ is your multiplier. 📣 And this upcoming LinkedIn Live is built specifically for you. If you use your IP to win clients and deliver impact, this event is for you. ⬆️ Raise your IP. ⬆️ Raise your AQ. ⬆️ Raise your impact.
🎯 From IP to Impact with AQ: For Sales Coaches, Consultants & Trainers
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I love this post by Patrick Schellscheidt. He writes, "Communication is your leadership ceiling." Well said. In Answer Intelligence (AQ) terms communication is the ability to navigate conversations in terms of questions (why, what, how) and answers (concept, metaphor, theory, story, procedure, action). To borrow from Patrick, your leadership ceiling is directly related to your ability to navigate questions and answers. Read is full post below. A lot of other good nuggets!...
Communication is your leadership ceiling. Not strategy. Not experience. Not intelligence. If you cannot think clearly out loud, you cannot lead clearly in reality. Here’s what I see again and again: - Brilliant leaders stall because their thinking stays trapped in their head. - Capable managers lose trust because their message shifts with every audience. - High performers get overlooked because their impact is invisible to the people who decide. Leadership does not happen in your intentions. It happens in what people hear, understand, and act on. Your ceiling is reached when: - You over-explain instead of deciding - You share context instead of judgment - You hedge instead of committing - You speak to be liked instead of to be clear At senior levels, people are not listening for effort. They are listening for signal. 📢 Clarity is signal. 📢 Structure is signal. 📢 Conviction is signal. The leaders who scale are not the loudest or the most charismatic. They are the ones whose thinking lands cleanly. If you want more scope, more trust, more influence, don’t ask for it. Upgrade the way you communicate. Because your leadership will never rise above what you can express clearly.
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Francois McGregor captures the heart of Answer Intelligence (AQ)™ and its impact on coaching with exceptional clarity. His reflection highlights a universal truth: 💬Feedback isn’t just about words — it’s about structure, clarity, and connection. Francois shows how AQ strengthens both sides of the feedback exchange: ✔ Coaches communicate expectations with clarity ✔ Learners feel more confident and less overwhelmed His insights are worth reading. https://lnkd.in/gYttDWfZ
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L&D Professionals join me to learn about Answer Intelligence (AQ)™ — a human approach to communication that leverages simple questions and answers to complement training and coaching for elevated impact.
Elevate Learning Impact in L&D Using Answer Intelligence (AQ)™
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Petri Karjalainen is doing some great things with Answer Intelligence (AQ) in Finland and the Nordic Countries. If you have not seen his Chief Conversation Officer website, you should definitely check it out: https://lnkd.in/gWgSP8CX
🟢 Kickoff the year by reading our blog post ABC2.0 - Always Be Closing 2.0. It's a new way of seeing the power of (your) communication. And it's not just for sales - love to hear your thoughts in comments! "Remember to ask the right questions". That has been the #1 business rule for ever. It has been taught to us in school. In sales. In HR. In leadership. In relationships. In parenting. You name it. The one rule to rule them all for influence: Ask the right questions..." ↘️ Read more why it's not enough anymore. https://lnkd.in/dmc6VBKm
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🚀 Coaches and Trainers: Ready to Grow Your Business and Create New Value for Clients? Join Tom Latourette and myself for an must attend event for coaches and trainers looking for a new science based approach to add to your client approach. In this session, you’ll learn how to: ✔ Turn your intellectual property (or your clients’) into AQ-enabled content ✔ Teach AQ as a skill to your clients ✔ Get AQ Certified and differentiate your services ✔ Explore an AI-enabled AQ platform you can use in coaching and training 🎁 Bonus: Register and receive a short AQ Test to identify your AQ fluency and learn how to apply it in your practice.
Answer Intelligence (AQ)™ for Coaches and Trainers
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Please join a panel of DISC AQ experts to learn about using DISC with Answer Intelligence (AQ)™. You will learn about six answer types (concept, metaphor, theory, story, procedure, action) that you can use use with DISC for greater influence in your next important conversation. Find the right answers to influence any DISC Style. join us!
Introduction to DISC AQ – Find the Right Answers for every Personality
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