When you ask people to name the qualities of great leaders, intelligence is the only attribute that is seen as a must-have. But if you think every great CEO is a genius, think again. A meta-analysis led by Timothy Judge, Ph.D., a professor at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, found that there's a pretty weak link between intelligence and leadership. In fact, leaders are more likely to be high in extraversion and conscientiousness than super-intelligent. So where di...
When you ask people to name the qualities of great leaders, intelligence is the only attribute that is seen as a must-have. But if you think every great CEO is a genius, think again. A meta-analysis led by Timothy Judge, Ph.D., a professor at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, found that there's a pretty weak link between intelligence and leadership. In fact, leaders are more likely to be high in extraversion and conscientiousness than super-intelligent. So where di...
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