Why Intelligence Alone Won’t Lead to Success

Although Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are very smart, they are very successful and successful, but success is disappointing, expecting many people to have a high IQ. Why is this?

Psychologist Robert Stanberg discusses the concept of "successful intelligence". Having a high IQ is not enough. Successful people need to recognize and use their strengths, but they also have to correct or compensate for their weaknesses. For example, excellent leaders fail because they can not change their behavior by acknowledging failure, or trust others and seek help or delegate tasks to others.

The other two forms of intelligence, social intelligence and emotional intelligence are also important to success, so IQ is not enough. Think about popular TV programs, Big Bang theory, clever scientist, high IQ. However, social intelligence and social skills are rare. Likewise, smart people are often fired for lack of emotional intelligence.

After all, Sternberg thinks that creative wisdom often leads people to success. About "the ability to invent or create new ones" or the ability to incorporate good ideas into a wonderful idea.

The important thing is this: there are many forms of intelligence, and any kind of intelligence may not succeed. The key is not only to understand your strengths but also to know how to compensate for those weaknesses and compensate for them.

Sternberg, R .; (2002). A successful approach to intelligence: a new approach to leadership M. E. Riggio, S. E. Murphy and F. J. Pirozzolo (editor). Multiple intelligence and leadership (page 9-28). New York: psychology press

Where do scientists try to understand wisdom? We are increasingly considering the types and aspects of intelligence that will succeed in certain situations, social intelligence, emotional intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence. We see the ability to manage people's lives by motivating and organizing effectively to act effectively. We believe that people can make friends with employees, colleagues, supervisors, and teachers. Normally, it is as intelligent type as I.Q. Score determines the success or failure of education and workplace, especially those with similar scope. score

Emotional intelligence can help people guide and manage their relationships more effectively. There is evidence that those with a high level of emotional intelligence are more likely to achieve a more successful career and build a better relationship than people who are not feeling well. Emotional intelligence is defined as "the ability to understand yourself and others' feelings." The quest for emotional intelligence is closely related to its core core field.

In Daniel Goleman 's book "Emotional Intelligence", he is trying to point out that the central argument is that emotional intelligence may be more important than I.Q. I decide the happiness of people and the success of my life. At first, I did not know what to say when Gorman said Emotional Intelligence, but after reading this book I fully agree with Gorman. One reason for accepting Goleman's theory is that academic intelligence has nothing to do with it ... you feel sad about pets and friends. Emotional intelligence, or simply the basis for "EI", is the understanding and management of this emotion. In the simplest terms, EI is "emotional ability to improve emotional ability and thinking" (Mayer, Salovey and Caruso, lines 47 to 48). Emotional intelligence helps us understand and sympathize with the disasters and problems we face. Many psychologists say IQ