Book Synopsis

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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.

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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.