Methodology Pillar 2

PQ Intelligence: Mental Fitness For Modern Leaders

Equip your leaders and teams with the mental fitness to meet complex challenges with clarity, calm, and focus.

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The Demands of Corporate Life

Corporate life is demanding. Leaders and teams face constant pressure, complex stakeholders, and never-ending change. Positive Intelligence (PQ®) gives you the mental fitness to meet those challenges with clarity, calm and focus instead of stress, reactivity and burnout.

At Have & Share, we deliver the official PQ Intelligence program to help South African and global organisations build resilient, high-performing leaders and teams.

What Is PQ Intelligence?

PQ (Positivity Quotient) measures the relative strength of your positive mental muscles versus your negative ones – your "Saboteurs". PQ Intelligence is your capacity to respond to life and work challenges with a positive, resourceful mindset instead of a negative, sabotaging one.

The Positive Intelligence® program, created by Shirzad Chamine, is a research-based mental fitness framework that combines neuroscience, positive psychology, performance science, and coaching. It is delivered via a powerful app, weekly group coaching, and daily "PQ reps" that rewire the brain for more Sage and less Saboteur.

Why Mental Fitness Matters In Business

Raising PQ has been shown to systematically improve core emotional intelligence (EQ) competencies, including self-awareness, empathy, conflict management, adaptability, and collaboration. In just six to eight weeks, many organisations see measurable shifts in engagement and leadership behaviour when PQ is embedded properly.

Teams that strengthen their PQ typically report:

  • Higher performance and productivity
  • Less friction, conflict and politics
  • Better decision-making under pressure
  • Stronger relationships and trust
  • Reduced stress, anxiety and burnout

How The PQ Intelligence Program Works

Have & Share offers a structured PQ Intelligence journey that blends the official PQ app with expert coaching and corporate facilitation.

6–8 week mental fitness sprint

Short, focused daily practices (10–15 minutes a day) and weekly content designed explicitly to fit into busy corporate schedules without overwhelming leaders.

App-guided learning

The Positive Intelligence app acts as a daily guide, walking individuals through bite-sized videos, reflections, and targeted PQ reps to build new neural pathways systematically.

Saboteur assessment & coaching

Participants learn to identify and intercept their inner Saboteurs (the Judge, Pleaser, Controller, Stickler, etc.) and strengthen their core Sage powers to respond effectively.

Pod-based learning

Leaders or intact teams work in "pods", creating necessary accountability, a shared workplace language, and the psychological safety needed as they practice the tools together.

For Executives and C-Suite Teams

For senior leaders, PQ is not "nice to have"; it is a vital performance and risk-management asset. Have & Share integrates PQ with transformational leadership coaching, helping C-suite leaders turn inner shifts into visible, sustained changes in how they lead.

PQ Intelligence helps executives to:

  • Stay calm and clear-headed in high-stakes decisions
  • Reduce reactivity and defensiveness in board, Exco and client interactions
  • Navigate conflict and complexity with more curiosity and empathy
  • Model resilience and psychological safety for their organisations
  • Sustain their own wellbeing and avoid burnout in demanding roles

PQ-Powered Teams and Culture

PQ Intelligence is equally powerful at the team and culture level. It acts as an ideal foundation for change programmes, strategy execution, DEI initiatives and robust leadership pipelines by establishing a shared baseline.

PQ-powered teams typically:

  • Reduce blame, silo behaviour and passive resistance
  • Communicate more clearly and constructively
  • Approach problems with a shared "Sage" mindset instead of Saboteur stories
  • Collaborate across functions and geographies more effectively
  • Build a culture where people feel safe to speak up and innovate

Why Work With Have & Share?

Have & Share specialises in combining PQ Intelligence with deep corporate experience, organisational health tools (Reality Check™), mBIT, and leadership coaching. Working with us provides the official Positive Intelligence® app experience, delivered by a coach who understands corporate pressure and politics.

Whether you want to pilot PQ Intelligence with a leadership cohort in South Africa or roll it out across global teams, we'll co-design a mental fitness journey that fits your strategy, culture, and operational realities.

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