Beyond IQ & EQ: The True Key to Business Success
Below are the three types of intelligence needed in business, with one being more valuable than the other two for making more money with less stress.
- Intellectual Quotient (IQ) is a score derived from standardized tests designed to assess a person’s cognitive abilities and intellectual potential relative to others of the same age.
- Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage one’s own emotions and the ability to understand, use, and influence the emotions of others.
- Communication Intelligence (CQ) is the ability to communicate effectively in diverse situations, understanding and adapting to different communication styles, and conveying messages clearly and persuasively.
Managers with high IQs benefit from their ability to learn, apply reasoning, and solve problems. These are great advantages in academic and professional settings. The challenge with being the smartest person in the room doesn’t mean others will understand or follow what you are talking about. Click here to learn how to improve your IQ.
Managers with high EQ know how to manage emotions, improve relationships, and increase their resilience to work through difficult times. The challenge with high EQ is being able to convert the ability to manage emotions into results. Click here to learn how to improve your EQ.
Managers with high CQ are most likely to avoid miscommunications. They are effective communicators who know how to convey a message so that it is understood clearly by the recipient. They are deliberate in their conversations so that the exchange of information is understood. Click here to learn how to improve your CQ.
It doesn’t matter how smart you are if those who need to act on what you see needing to be done can’t follow what you ask them to do. Nor is being highly in tune with how people feel if you can’t persuade them to do what needs to be done, particularly when they don’t want to.
Making more money in business comes down to having the right conversations at the right time. These conversations often challenge and encourage another person or persons to step out of their comfort zone to act. To utilize untapped, under-utilized skills and capabilities needed to realize a goal. To advance an action that needs to be taken or a decision that needs to be made. This is why high CQ is the intelligence that matters most.
Click here to learn how to become a better communicator or here if you aren’t making the money, you should to receive a free review of how much you cost yourself by not being an effective communicator.
