What's Your AQ? - HECMWorld.com

What’s Your AQ?

by Shannon Hicks
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| June 28, 2013

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Creating a Mindset to Embrace Change

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Adaptability In Reverse Mortgage Business

What’s your Adaptability Quotient? We’ve all heard about IQ or intelligence quotient and perhaps EQ or emotional quotient. Both measure an individuals level intellect or emotional intelligence. Beyond raw intelligence or interpersonal skills is the ability to adapt. This is essential in the ever changing market of reverse mortgages and the job market at large.

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5 Comments

Torrey Larsen
June 28, 2013 at 5:38 am
Great topic today Shannon. The speed by one adapts to chance can provide a comparative advantage in executing to new normal. Great work, as always.
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- Shannon HicksModerator
  June 28, 2013 at 7:14 am
  Torrey,
  
  Thank you very much. So true… the phrase “new normal”describes our industry at large as we adjust.
  
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The_Cynic
June 28, 2013 at 10:46 am
Shannon,

Thanks for presenting the AQ topic. As we age, adaptability slows down and we miss opportunities because of the concern unknowns bring.

Until the new norm settles in, being adaptable and flexible with the changes is the norm.
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CLIFF RIDDLE
June 28, 2013 at 11:40 am
GREAT,,,,,,,,,LOVE YOUR SHIRT
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- Shannon HicksModerator
  June 28, 2013 at 11:41 am
  Ha ha! Thanks Cliff. Good ole’ Tommy Bahama day!
  
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