3Q Corporate Training
Whole Brain Training for High Performance
Table of Contents
1. Foreword
2. Brief History of 3Q Institute
3. Objectives
4. Program Benefits
5. Stakeholder Benefits
6. Program Format
7. Course Content
8. Outcomes
10. The 3Q Model
10.1 Whole Brain Training
10.2 The Science of Intelligence
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1. Foreword
The New World of Work
Conditions in the modern workplace signify that a third revolution is now occurring in the world
of work. The first (industrial) revolution swapped fields for factories, while the second
(information) revolution replaced muscles with brains. The third revolution involves a shift
from “left-brain” to “whole-brain” economic production. The “left brain” is mainly
associated with logical thinking. This is an area that computers are well suited to deal
with. “Whole-brain” economic production uses the full range of human capabilities to
maximise productivity and increase job satisfaction.
Research on the changing world of work emphasizes that individuals desire more of
their employer than merely providing a job. Newer generations want more from life than
money. Self- awareness, mission and purpose have become equally important. This is the
province of the whole brain. “Whole-brain” management streamlines work practices by
eliminating unnecessary hierarchy and bureaucracy, and has the flexibility to deal with chaos
and meet new challenges that are without established solutions. Over the coming
decades whole-brain economic management will shape work and life in a manner that
enables people to reconnect with what brings fulfilment and creates a high quality experience,
and at the same time enables individuals and organisations to thrive in the new world of work.
The demands in the modern workplace for fast and effective solutions require workers,
managers and leaders to call on the full range of their intelligence. Academic education is
focused on IQ, or intellectual intelligence. IQ manages facts and information, using logic and
rational analysis to make decisions. EQ, or emotional intelligence, is the next level of
intelligence. EQ is necessary to feel and regulate one’s emotions, while being sensitive to the
feelings of others. However, IQ and EQ are not sufficient in themselves to maintain top
performance and provide enduring fulfillment.
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The next level of intelligence is also necessary. This is SQ, or spiritual intelligence. SQ is an
innate dimension of intelligence that everyone possesses. However, few have learned to
develop and exercise their SQ in daily life and at work.
Life & Work Skills
Spiritual intelligence endows us with the following life skills and abilities:
• to use our deepest inner resources, which include the capacity to care and the power to
tolerate and adapt;
• to develop a stable sense of identity as an individual in the context of shifting workplace
relationships;
• to discern the real significance of events and circumstances, and be able to make work
meaningful;
• to inspire personal values with a clear sense of purpose;
• to live those values without compromise and thereby demonstrate integrity by example;
• to access and use intuition, creativity, and high-order problem-solving skills;
• to understand how each of the above is sabotaged by the ego, which means being
able to go beyond destructive ego motivations.
The results of using spiritual intelligence include the ability to stay calm and focused in the
face of crisis, greater access to intuition and creativity in the face of uncertainty,
higher-order problem-solving skills, a more flexible approach to meeting new challenges, and
a more selfless
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and altruistic attitude towards others.
Spiritual intelligence is not a form of religion. SQ is an innate dimension of intelligence that
everyone possesses. There are no beliefs associated with SQ. The evidence for
spiritual intelligence is derived form direct personal experience, and is corroborated by the
findings of scientific research [ref]. Nevertheless, although SQ is not based on religious
beliefs, SQ is compatible with religious practice. In fact spiritual intelligence serves to
enhance religious observance by stimulating experiential involvement, instead of rote and
formalistic forms of participation.
Where Can SQ be Applied?
While many people think there is nothing spiritual about work, nevertheless there are many
areas of working life in which spiritual intelligence can be beneficially applied. These are three
of the most important:
a. personal security as the basis of effectiveness at work
b. interpersonal relationships and effective communication
c. managing change and removing the road-blocks to reform and innovation
a. Personal Security as the Basis of Effectiveness at Work
Self-awareness is the core competency of spiritual intelligence. Unfortunately it is never
formally taught so we tend to learn it by accident or by choice when we are either in an
emotional or spiritual crisis, and even then only to a shallow and superficial level. Most of us
learn to assume that the thinking mind is the source of self-awareness. However this
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presumption creates feelings of insecurity because the thinking process is unstable when
not guided by deeper principles based on values, meaning, and purpose. This insecurity
generates fear, otherwise known as stress, which then affects performance at work and
relationships within the workplace.
The development of spiritual intelligence is the awakening of a deeper awareness of
oneself, revealing previously untapped talents for intuition, creativity, higher-order
problem-solving,
cooperation, caring, empathy and trust.
For example, who would you prefer to work with? Who would an organization tend to retain
when the downsizing begins?
Is it Person A who:
• competes with others in preference to contributing to others;
• causes conflicts with others and attempts to control others, instead of being a team player;
• expresses insecurity by blaming others/organisation/authority, instead of taking
ownership and responsibility; and
• thinks negatively, thus reducing team effectiveness and blocking innovation.
Or is it Person B who:
• offers to help and support others;
• contributes their best to the team;
• takes ownership of the task and exercises responsibility for their part in the solution;
• takes the lead when appropriate to their level of expertise;
• is alert to new more effective ways of doing things
• is keen to identify new business opportunities
• thinks positively thus supporting team effectiveness and inspiring innovation
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Person A will have low spiritual intelligence (SQ), a low level of self-awareness and
infrequent access to their inner resources. Their sense of personal security is low, thus
predisposing them to focus on self-maintenance activities in preference to contributing
selflessly to the team and organisation.
Person B will have high SQ, a developed awareness of their inner resources and
qualities, and will know how to use them in work and in relationships at work. Their
sense of personal security is high and therefore more stable, thus equipping them to
contribute at their best.
b. Interpersonal Relationships and Effective Communication
Empathy is one of the important foundations for healthy relationships. The building of
an empathic relationship is difficult for many managers and leaders as it challenges them to
reach beyond the facts and functions of a task, and into the feelings and emotions of the
individual carrying out the task. In an organizational culture that is largely task-focused, it is
only in the past 10 to 15 years that relationship building has been perceived as an important
part of the role of management and leadership. In the future world of work, adaptive forms of
leadership will be required, not only to meet the unpredictable opportunities of emerging
markets, but also to meet these human needs for connection, relationship, and effective
communication.
Now that more people are acknowledging that they don’t leave the organization, they leave
their manager, retaining staff is one of many reasons why managers need to understand
others at a deeper level. Being able to recognize, understand and respond to the emotions of
others requires
a level of emotional maturity that can only be developed by learning to recognize one’s own
feelings and emotions. This falls squarely in the arena of emotional intelligence (EQ).
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However there is another dimension beyond EQ, which is the cause of the emotions. We tend
to learn that the cause of our feelings and emotions are external events and other people’s
actions. But they are not. All emotions are caused by the self. Seeing the original
cause, and understanding what it means, is the territory of spiritual intelligence (SQ).
For example, when a manager coaches staff through performance problems they will
need intellectual intelligence (IQ) to gather and marshal the facts, emotional intelligence
(EQ) to identify the emotions that are affecting performance, and spiritual intelligence (SQ) to
discern the true cause and why the emotions were created in the first place. It doesn’t
mean today’s manager becomes a psychologist or spiritual teacher, but to be effective as
a manager it’s necessary to know how to relate to people’s inner landscape in order to assist
them to make informed decisions.
c. Managing Change and Removing Road-blocks to Reform and Innovation
Managing change and unblocking innovation is the responsibility of managers and leaders.
An emerging leadership style known as Adaptive leadership is about managing change
and unblocking innovation by distributing leadership across the whole organization.
Adaptive leadership means that anyone at any level in an organisation can offer leadership
on matters commensurate with their level of expertise. To be successful, adaptive leadership
requires that everyone in the organisation can call on their full resources. Consequently its not
enough for staff
to employ merely their IQ and EQ. They also need to work with SQ.
The 3Q program trains employees to use all three dimensions of intelligence: not only
IQ and EQ, but also SQ.
2. Brief History of 3Q Institute
SQ programme is lincesed by 3Q Institute - was founded in 2012 to provide education and
training in SQ in combination with IQ and EQ. The Institute trains and certifies 3Q
Practitioners to present training Courses for students, for business, and for the public. The
Institute operates in many countries worldwide,
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including USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Greece, Romania, Germany, India, South Africa,
and Australia.
3. Objectives
The 3Q Corporate program advances personal development by training participants to use
all three dimensions of intelligence, thus equipping managers and leaders with the necessary
skills for the new world of work.
4. Program Benefits
The benefits of 3Q Training are summarized in the table below, including the cost of
not acquiring 3Q skills.
Benefits of 3Q at Work Why Necessary? What If Missing?
Greater capacity to relate to workers second Workers
Greater capacity to relate to Employees are people first Workers
others disengaged
others and disengaged
Greater creativity Creativity drives Diminished
innovation productivity
Higher-order problem-solving Use full range of Stuck with out of
intelligence to solve date solutions
problems
Improved access to intuition Use advanced Function at
capabilities at work suboptimal level
Leadership skills Meet the challenges of Be overtaken by
the new millennium better trained
for the new world of work environment
business competitors
5. Stakeholder Benefits
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EMPLOYEES JOB SATISFACTION
space for initiative respected and engaged allied to mission meaning and purpose
greater fulfillment at work
positive impact on family life outside of work
TEAM PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
achievement orientation teamwork and collaboration aligned with leadership positive
workplace climate
ORGANISATION BUSINESS SUCCESS
Adaptive Leadership Self-organisation Reduced hierarchy
Less bureaucracy and management effort
Lower costs
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
service orientation environmental awareness social conscience responsible global citizen
6. Program Format
The Corporate 3Q Program has two components:
A. Workshop. A one-day or three-day Workshop, followed by a one month or two
month one-hour-per-week online Integration Course.
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B. Online Integration Course. The one-hour-per-week online Integration Course is
designed to ensure that 3Q skills are fully integrated into daily life. This online Course
is composed of assignments and action learning projects that exercise 3Q skills.
7. Course Content
3Q Methodology
• Learn how to experience spiritual intelligence
• Understand spirituality and spiritual growth
• The scientific evidence for the SQ paradigm
3Q Work & Life skills
• Whole Brain Critical Thinking
• Whole Brain Creativity
• Whole-Brain Problem-solving
3Q Leadership
• Identity
By connecting with your deeper identity, you can build on your strengths, mitigate your
weaknesses, and improve your performance.
• Purpose
When spiritual intelligence guides daily activities at work, it provides a framework within which
work has deeper meaning and purpose
• Balance
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3Q balances bodily energy, emotional energy, and mental energy, which minimizes stress,
prevents burnout, and results in high performance.
• Connection
Interpersonal skills are essential for relating to co-workers and clients. 3Q whole brain
capabilities raise interpersonal skills to a high level.
• Impact
3Q whole brain training develops the ability to make an impact through effective
communication.
8. Outcomes
Participants in the 3Q Corporate program learn to establish a firmer sense of personal
security, which forms the basis of greater effectiveness at work. The personal benefits include
a deeper sense of meaning and purpose, and greater job satisfaction, which
significantly increases personal fulfillment. 3Q intelligence also improves relationship skills
and communication skills, which are essential in managing change and removing the road-
blocks to reform and innovation
9. The 3Q Model
3Q Training is a science-based program of personal development, which uses whole
brain training to integrate intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions. The spiritual
dimension of 3Q Training is based on a secular model of spirituality, which does not
depend on religious beliefs. The 3Q Institute has no affiliations with religious organizations.
10.1 Whole Brain Training
Whole brain training combines three principal dimensions of intelligence, which
together represent the three Qs. The three Qs activate the whole brain, unlike IQ or EQ on
their own, which are part-brain functions. By training the whole brain, 3Q Training unlocks
greater human potential, and results in high performance. 3Q Training equips managers and
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leaders with the whole brain capabilities necessary to meet the challenges and opportunities
of the new world of work. The diagram below illustrates the three dimensions of intelligence.
10.2 The Science of Intelligence
Intellectual Intelligence (IQ)
At the beginning of the scientific study of intelligence in the early 20th century, the only
dimension of intelligence recognised by science was intellectual intelligence (IQ), based on
the work of Alfred Binet (1904). His narrow definition of intelligence prevailed until the mid
1980s, when a second dimension of intelligence was identified, called emotional
intelligence (EQ).
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Daniel Goleman’s work on EQ (1987) popularized the understanding of emotional
intelligence. His work was corroborated by research at Bell Laboratories (1994),
confirming the existence of non-IQ forms of intelligence that determine high performance. The
recognition that intelligence has more than one dimension inspired further research.
By combining findings from psychology, spirituality, and neuroscience, a further dimension of
intelligence was identified, around the turn of the millennium. This is an innate dimension of
intelligence that everyone possesses, called spiritual intelligence (SQ).
Spiritual Intelligence (SQ)
The study of spiritual intelligence was introduced by Zohar and Marshall (2002). A test for SQ
was designed by Cindy Wigglesworth (2008), employing scientific standards of validity and
reliability, which provided a way of assessing one’s personal SQ score. Soon
afterwards Richard Griffiths published his work on the SQ paradigm (2010), which defined the
basic operating principles of IQ and EQ and SQ, and provided an easy method for access to
spiritual intelligence. Based on his methodology, 3Q Training introduced whole- brain training,
which combines all three dimensions of intelligence in order to activate greater human
potential, and generate high performance.
3Q Training uses all three dimensions of intelligence, in contrast to other forms of training,
which use only IQ and EQ. Thus 3Q training trains the whole brain. Compared to Courses
that focus on IQ and EQ, which develop only parts of the brain, 3Q training is therefore more
thorough and effective, and results in lasting benefits.
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