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Shirzad Chamine is a lecturer at Stanford University and the former CEO of the largest coach training organization in the world. He has trained executives and teams at hundreds of leading companies and is known for his work on Positive Intelligence, which integrates neuroscience, positive psychology, and performance science.
Known for: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours
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Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours
Positive Intelligence introduces the concept of the 'Positive Intelligence Quotient' (PQ), a measure of the percentage of time your mind serves you rather than sabotages you. Shirzad Chamine explains how to identify and weaken internal saboteurs—such as the Judge, Controller, and Victim—and strengthen the 'Sage' part of the brain that fosters empathy, curiosity, and creativity. Drawing on research in neuroscience, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioral science, the book provides practical tools to improve performance, happiness, and relationships both in personal and professional life.
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Understanding the Dual Operating Modes: Saboteur and Sage
Your mind operates in two distinct modes—one that sabotages you, and one that serves you. For years, I observed this dynamic in leaders, entrepreneurs, and students alike. When caught in self-doubt or defensiveness, their mental resources shrank; creativity and empathy vanished. But when they entere...
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The Ten Saboteurs and the Judge: Identifying Your Inner Enemies
The Judge is the ringleader of the inner Saboteurs, the one who never sleeps and never ceases to whisper: you’re not good enough, they’re wrong, this will fail. It is the master of criticism, fault-finding, and endless disappointment. In my years of training executives, I’ve seen how the Judge masqu...
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About Shirzad Chamine
Shirzad Chamine is a lecturer at Stanford University and the former CEO of the largest coach training organization in the world. He has trained executives and teams at hundreds of leading companies and is known for his work on Positive Intelligence, which integrates neuroscience, positive psychology...
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Shirzad Chamine is a lecturer at Stanford University and the former CEO of the largest coach training organization in the world. He has trained executives and teams at hundreds of leading companies and is known for his work on Positive Intelligence, which integrates neuroscience, positive psychology...
Shirzad Chamine is a lecturer at Stanford University and the former CEO of the largest coach training organization in the world. He has trained executives and teams at hundreds of leading companies and is known for his work on Positive Intelligence, which integrates neuroscience, positive psychology, and performance science.
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