TEMPORAL INTELLIGENCE (TQ) for Leadership and Organizational Development: Beyond EQ and IQ, is a new book by leading business consultants Dr. Flynn Bucy and Rich Doherty. This book is about discovering, refining, and leveraging time as an important leadership asset. Temporal intelligence is more than simply time management. TQ is being smarter about how we use the concept of time in a wide variety of organizational and leadership situations. TQ is much like the popular concept of emotional intelligence, or EQ, which helps people deal with their own and others’ emotions. Temporal intelligence, or TQ, provides insights into how you and others understand and use time. This book presents TQ concepts and practices that have practical value for leaders and growing organizations. The book is full of interesting case studies, practical strategies, and engaging exercises for readers who want to learn valuable new concepts and skills. TQ provides unique insights and tools to help readers discover and develop TQ in three areas that are critical to high-performance leadership. The three temporal dimensions of TQ addressed in this book: The term time can be confusing because it is commonly used in multiple ways. This book will focus on three different ways of thinking about time that are extremely important for leadership and organizational performance: -Time as a Frame of Reference -Time as a Resource -Cycle Timing Time as a Frame of Reference: Any frame of reference has an element of time. There is always a temporal context, or container, used to understand every issue, or problem, or opportunity. Often the length of time used to frame the issue is subconscious. Different people using different time frames causes confusion and lack of alignment in organizations. The time horizon used to frame an issue establishes the relevant factors for planning and action. There are four essential TQ time frame skills—awareness and adaptability of one’s own time frames and awareness and ability to sync with others. Time as a Resource: When we think of time as a resource, we are thinking about it as a substance, or unit, that can be counted. When viewed this way, temporal units are scarce and valuable. Time-use becomes about priorities and value. The problem is that leaders are often unaware of how they and their people actually use time. TQ is about rethinking how we and others can better leverage the valuable resource of time. Time spent and time invested are alternative mindsets. Cycle Timing: “Good timing” is a powerful leadership tool. It is based upon the ability to accurately estimate when a cycle will complete, or when an outcome will occur. Good leaders naturally have good timing, but this book provides a set of concepts and practices to help improve their own timing and how they can develop better timing skills in others. TQ is important to everyone. But this book will be most valuable for those interested in learning to leverage time for high-performance.
FLYNN BUCY
Dr. Bucy is an accomplished senior consultant in the areas of personal and organizational change, global sustainable development, and futures studies. Dr. Bucy has a unique combination of academic, business, and non-profit experience to integrate research and practice in pragmatic capacity-development programs for individuals, teams, and organizations. During his doctoral studies at GWU, he was fortunate to work with Elliott Jaques on his dissertation and then for several more years as a colleague and friend.
Jaques’s research and theory using “time” as a frame of reference has been a foundational way Bucy has helped to design requisite organizational structure and culture. Bucy received an MBA from Baylor University in International Business and has extensive experience in sustainable development as a program architect addressing climate change adaptation. He also taught Entrepreneurship and Venture Finance at Baylor and other major universities. Dr. Bucy lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wonderful wife, Lorraine, and has four children who are a blessing in their own time. Contact: FlynnBucy@gmail.com
RICH DOHERTY
Rich’s coaching work is devoted to helping senior leaders achieve exceptional results by aligning mission, people and strategy with effective execution. As an executive coach, Rich has helped numerous executives develop the skills and knowledge they need to assume greater responsibilities and take on the most senior roles in complex operating environments. He is particularly effective in helping those leaders to develop a more strategic perspective and improve interpersonal communication skills. Rich has coached CEOs, Presidents, CFO’s, CIOs and Chief Medical Officers. Working with these leaders has given Rich a deep appreciation for the role that effective Time Intelligence plays in organizational success.
Rich has worked extensively with leaders, teams, and organizations who need to implement major strategic initiatives and to manage organizational changes in dynamic environments. Rich has helped leaders with challenges resulting from increased competition, new technologies, mergers or acquisitions, and reorganizations. Contact: Rich.Doherty@leadersgofirst.com
