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TQ Exchange™

You're not bad
at relationships.
You have low TQ.

The agreements that stall. The partnerships that drift. The work that never quite gets the traction it deserves. This is what low Transactional Intelligence™ (TQ) looks like in practice — and it's fixable.

Sound familiar? These are not character flaws. They are skill gaps.
TQ
The Problem

Everything you do
involves exchange.
Most of it is invisible.

The question has never been whether you're transacting or not. The question is whether you're doing it consciously.

When you're not, predictable patterns emerge: confusion about who owes what to whom. Resentment that builds quietly over time. Partnerships that appear cooperative but feel hollow. Deals that almost close. Work that should advance—but stalls.

This isn't bad luck or difficult people. It's low TQ. Transactional Intelligence™ is the ability to structure, communicate, maintain, and renegotiate clear, consensual, reciprocal exchanges. And unlike personality or circumstance, it is a capability you can deliberately develop.

What people call "transactional"
is actually the absence of it.

"Transactional Intelligence™ is the skill of managing and influencing exchanges with others — with clarity, consent, and reciprocity."

Low TQ

Transacting in the dark. Confusion, resentment, stalled momentum, agreements that quietly collapse.

High TQ

Transacting in the light. Clarity, alignment, influence, and execution that actually holds.

When someone says a relationship felt "transactional," what they're describing — feeling used, being duped, experiencing resentment — is actually the result of non-consensual, non-reciprocal exchange. That's the opposite of transactional in any meaningful sense.

Genuine transaction requires two parties, mutual benefit, and clear terms. What we call "cold" or "transactional" is, more precisely, low TQ — exchange without the skill to safeguard reciprocal benefit.

TQ is a learnable skillset, not a fixed trait. It can be developed. And it develops fastest through practice — not theory, not passive learning, but deliberate work in real conditions with real stakes.

That's exactly what the TQ Exchange™ is designed to provide.

The TQ Exchange™ is not a conference.
It's a working environment.

Two days, in person, with a deliberately small group of ambitious professionals — all doing consequential work, all willing to engage fully. You don't sit and listen. You practise and play — with real transactions, real peers, and real stakes.

Most professional development teaches you concepts. TQX is where those concepts meet your actual work. You leave with greater clarity, sharper judgement, and coordination that's already in motion.

01

Targeted Training

Short, precise segments that sharpen key TQ distinctions — enough to apply immediately, not so much that it stays abstract.

02

Structured Practice

Working sessions where you apply those distinctions to real transactions you're navigating — not hypotheticals, not case studies.

03

Peer Problem-Solving

Reciprocal work with professionals who are equally invested. The best insight often comes from someone navigating something adjacent to you.

What You Bring
  • Transactions you are designing, refining, or rethinking
  • Coordination challenges with partners, teams, or stakeholders
  • Strategic aims that require cleaner agreements and stronger cooperation
What You Leave With
  • Clarity about what you're actually building
  • Visibility into where your progress is constrained
  • Specific coordination that is now possible — and in motion
Sound familiar?

Every one of these is a transaction.

  • You said yes knowing you'd resent it.
  • Someone got credit for work you shaped.
  • You let them pick — the restaurant, the plan, the direction — because it was easier.
  • The timing never felt right to ask for the raise.
  • You said "don't worry about it" — and then worried about it.
  • There's a conversation you keep almost having. It never quite lands.
  • Everyone nodded. Nothing was decided.
  • You knew they were disengaged months before they resigned.
  • You gave the feedback. Nothing changed.
  • The initiative stalled — not because the strategy was wrong, but because no one was clear on who owed what to whom.
  • Two people on your team have a problem. You're waiting for them to sort it out.
  • The team works hard. They're just not pulling in the same direction.
  • You accepted the first number they offered.
  • You quoted lower than you meant to because the silence made you nervous.
  • You know you're underpaid. You're waiting for them to notice.
  • You discounted to close. Now they treat you like a budget line.
  • You've worked for free "just this once" more times than you can count.
  • You assumed the renewal. You shouldn't have.
  • The same fight keeps coming back, wearing different clothes.
  • You're still playing a role in your family that you didn't choose and have never put down.
  • You haven't set the boundary because you don't want to seem difficult.
  • Something happened that was never named. It shaped everything.
  • You love them. You also leave every interaction recalibrating yourself.
  • There's a need you've never named — because naming it makes you responsible for whether it gets met.
"You don't get sharp and then show up. You show up — and the practice makes you sharp."
On the nature of Influential Environments
Who This Is For

Ambitious professionals accountable for outcomes that depend on others.

You don't need to be an Influential U alumnus to attend. You need to be ready to engage fully — with your actual work, your real challenges, and the equally serious people in the room with you.

Many participants attend alongside business partners, senior leaders, collaborators, or members of the same project team. Small working cohorts are welcome and encouraged.

No prerequisite is required. The Exchange is self-contained.

You'll find your place here if you
  • Navigate complexity, uncertainty, and competing priorities as a matter of course
  • Are accountable for results that require the cooperation of others
  • Seek sharper agreements and cleaner coordination — not just better relationships
  • Are ready to work, not spectate
  • Sense that your current approach to exchange is costing you more than you realise
  • Want to practise in an environment that takes this as seriously as you do
Reserve Your Place

The Exchange fills
when it's full.

Capacity is intentionally limited. This isn't scarcity for its own sake — it's what makes the work possible. High-quality facilitation, meaningful peer engagement, and enough time and attention for each participant's actual work requires a small room.

When it's full, registration closes. There is no waitlist announcement, no second chance at the same Exchange.

If you're ready to raise your TQ in a live environment — with your real work, your real stakes, and equally committed peers — this is the place to do it.

Format In-Person, 2 Days
Location Los Angeles
Capacity Intentionally Limited
Prerequisite None Required
Cohorts Teams Welcome
Upcoming Exchanges — Los Angeles
Session 01  ·  13–14 March 2026 Near LAX
Session 02  ·  12–13 June 2026 Near LAX
Session 03  ·  11–12 September 2026 Near LAX
Session 04  ·  4–5 December 2026 Near LAX
Two Ways to Participate

Both options include the same quality of facilitation, peer cohort, and working environment.

Single Exchange
One session, fully self-contained
$1,250 USD
Participant Rate: $937.50 — Current Student or Alumnus
  • Two full days of facilitated working sessions
  • Access to the full TQX peer cohort
  • No prerequisite or prior attendance required
  • Teams and cohorts welcome at this rate

All prices in US Dollars. Participant Rate is available to qualifying members — contact us for details.

Upcoming Exchanges — Atlanta
Session 01  ·  13–14 March 2026 Atlanta, GA
Session 02  ·  12–13 June 2026 Atlanta, GA
Session 03  ·  11–12 September 2026 Atlanta, GA
Session 04  ·  4–5 December 2026 Atlanta, GA
Two Ways to Participate

Both options include the same quality of facilitation, peer cohort, and working environment.

Single Exchange
One session, fully self-contained
$1,250 USD
Participant Rate: $937.50 — Current Student or Alumnus
  • Two full days of facilitated working sessions
  • Access to the full TQX peer cohort
  • No prerequisite or prior attendance required
  • Teams and cohorts welcome at this rate

All prices in US Dollars. Participant Rate is available to qualifying members — contact us for details.

Upcoming Exchanges — Australia
19–20 June 2026 Perth, WA
18–19 September 2026 Perth, WA
4–5 December 2026 Perth, WA
12–13 March 2027 Perth, WA
Venue
Landing Workshop Space — Hub Elizabeth Quay Level 1, 9 The Esplanade
Perth WA 6000
Two Ways to Participate

Both options include the same quality of facilitation, peer cohort, and working environment.

Single Exchange
One session, fully self-contained
$1,900 AUD, ex-GST
Participant Rate: $1,425 — Current Student or Alumnus
  • Two full days of facilitated working sessions
  • Access to the full TQX peer cohort
  • No prerequisite or prior attendance required
  • Teams and cohorts welcome at this rate

All prices in Australian Dollars, exclusive of GST. Participant Rate is available to qualifying members — contact us for details.

Upcoming Exchanges — London
Session 01  ·  15–16 May 2026 London, UK
Session 02  ·  4–5 September 2026 London, UK
Session 03  ·  13–14 November 2026 London, UK
Session 04  ·  29–30 January 2027 London, UK
Two Ways to Participate

Both options include the same quality of facilitation, peer cohort, and working environment.

Single Exchange
One session, fully self-contained
£750 + VAT
Participant Rate: £562.50 — Current Student or Alumnus
  • Two full days of facilitated working sessions
  • Access to the full TQX peer cohort
  • No prerequisite or prior attendance required
  • Teams and cohorts welcome at this rate

All prices shown exclusive of VAT. VAT will be added at checkout at the prevailing UK rate. Participant Rate is available to qualifying members — contact us for details.

Registration closes when the Exchange reaches capacity.

Reserve Your Place at TQX
2-Day Intensive — Friday – Saturday

Agenda

Day 1
Friday
10:30 am – 6:00 pm
10:30–12:00
Optional
Newcomers Orientation
Grounding in the framework of Transactional Intelligence™—tailored for newcomers, all are welcome
12:30–1:00
Arrival & Setup
Room opens, materials and seating available.
1:00–1:20
Opening Conditioning
Setting the environment: what you've entered and what to expect
1:20–1:30
Calibration Pair
First practice: moving rapidly through any transaction
1:30–2:20
Block 1
Declaring the Transaction
Compress your transaction to its essential elements. Practice clarity through high-rotation pairs.
2:20–2:50
Break
2:50–4:20
Blocks 2 & 3
Transaction Cycle™ & Accurate Thinking
Map where you're stuck in the cycle. Practice refinement and concentration (remove diluting elements).
4:20–4:50
Break
4:50–5:40
Block 4
Transactional Roles & Behavior
Identify your default roles. Practice deliberate role shifting in real-time.
5:40–6:00
Day 1 Close
Reflection prompt and optional informal dinner invitation
6:30–8:30
Optional
Open Exchange
Dinner mixer on your own tab. Connect to explore resources and opportunities.
Day 2
Saturday
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
9:00–9:15
Re-Orientation
Returning to your real exchanges without fantasy
9:15–10:45
Blocks 5 & 6
Re-Designing & Contracting
Test three versions of your transaction. Practice making explicit contracts and checking for agreement.
10:45–11:15
Break
11:15–12:15
Block 7
Measurement & Completion
Define observable, falsifiable measures. Connect your actions to larger aims explicitly. Practice when and how to say "no."
12:15–1:15
Lunch
1:15–2:45
Block 8
Environmental Pushback & Re-Entry
Anticipate resistance. Rehearse your transaction as if resistance is already present.
2:45–3:15
Break
3:15–3:30
Block 9
Public Commitment Exchange
State your action, timing, and reporting relationship publicly
3:30
Final Close
Practice continues where your transactions live