In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.
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You have got to attract the brightest and the best, but the brightest and best won't stay unless they see real career options.
What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence.
Intelligence, knowledge or experience are important and might get you a job, but strong communication skills are what will get you promoted.
As you think about developing people through their careers, you're looking for that transition from being the smartest person in the room - and caring so much about that - to being the most effective.
I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.
When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills.
The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective - people who know to see a problem as an opportunity.
Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.
I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.
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