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Soren Kaplan is a bestselling and award-winning author, a Columnist for Inc. Magazine, and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at USC’s Marshall School of Business. Business Insider and the Thinkers50 have recognized him as one of the world’s top management thought leaders and consultants.
As the founder of InnovationPoint and Praxie.com, Soren has advised and led professional development programs for thousands of executives around the world, including Disney, NBCUniversal, Kimberly-Clark, Colgate-Palmolive, Hershey, Red Bull, Medtronic, Roche, Philips, Cisco, Visa, Ascension Health, Kaiser Permanente, CSAA Insurance Group, American Nurses Association, and many others. He has lectured at the Harvard Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Melbourne Business School, Breda University in the Netherlands, and with other MBA and executive education programs globally. Soren’s debut book, Leapfrogging, was named “Best Leadership Book” and The Invisible Advantage received the “Best General Business Book” distinction by the International Book Awards. He has been quoted, published, and interviewed by Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, CNBC, National Public Radio, the American Management Association, USA Today, Strategy & Leadership, and The International Handbook on Innovation, among many others. He holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Psychology.
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Learn how your life experiences give you real intelligence for today’s disruptive world.
Packed with powerful tools & examples, Experiential Intelligence will teach you how to uncover your hidden assets, remove invisible barriers holding back peak performance, and amplify strengths to transform yourself, your team, and your organization.
Testimonials
“This must-read book delivers deep insight into how our personal and professional experiences influence how we show up and perform at work, in our relationships, and life itself.”
— Loressa Cole, CEO, American Nurses Association
“Soren Kaplan provides us with a long overdue blueprint to more intentionally access the mindsets, abilities, and know-how gained from your unique life experience.”
— Michael Arena, Vice President, Talent & Development, Amazon Web Services
“The new lens of Experiential Intelligence broadens the talent conversation and opens possibilities for building a more diverse workforce.”
— Rebecca Romano, Global Head of Talent & Organizational Development, NBCUniversal
“Experiential Intelligence is the ultimate guide to equip leaders to know who has the talent they need to propel their business into the future.”
— Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life
“Experiential Intelligence uses powerful storytelling to take us on a journey to deeply understand our own XQ and how to maximize the impact it has on our leadership and business success.”
— Pat Verduin, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Colgate-Palmolive
“This book mines the treasures latent in all human beings and helps us welcome unknown talent in ourselves and others.”
— Kent Packard-Davis, President, Women Forward International