Leaders, Is Success Eluding You? Here’s How to Break Through
It is lonely at the top. Leaders bear the weight of expectations, not just from others, but also from themselves. Meet Jason, a seasoned leader who is not often creating the best outcomes. Deep-down, he battles with decision-making paralysis, a lack of action...
The Entrepreneurial Edge: Intelligence, Smartness, and Mastering Your Traits
Entrepreneurs are often admired for their high intelligence. However, raw intelligence is not enough to thrive in the business world. Equally crucial is smartness, the ability to apply intelligence in various contexts, largely in the context of dealing with people....
The Techie’s Edge: Intelligence, Smartness, and Mastering Your Traits
Techies generally possess a high level of certain types of intelligence. These typically include logical-mathematical intelligence, which involves problem-solving and reasoning skills, and spatial intelligence, which is important for tasks such as coding or...
The Engineer’s Edge: Intelligence, Smartness, and Mastering Your Traits
Engineers are often credited for their high intelligence. Their ability to understand, design, and manipulate complex systems is nothing short of remarkable. However, raw intelligence alone isn't the key to success in engineering. Equally important is smartness, the...
The Leadership Edge: Intelligence, Smartness, and Mastering Your Traits
Senior leaders are often recognized for their high intelligence. However, raw intelligence alone is not sufficient to become a more effective leader. Equally important is smartness, the ability to apply intelligence effectively in various contexts, largely in the...
Unlock Your Brilliance: Overcome the Intelligence Paradox for Greater Success
"A highly intelligent mind is a terrible thing to waste." In our fast-paced world, the Intelligence Paradox poses a pressing challenge. Highly intelligent individuals expect their intelligence to ensure success, while society and organizations also expect them to be...
From Stagnation to Success: Transforming Mid- and Late-Careers with Confidence – REinvent Yourself!
Are you uneasy about finding future jobs? Feeling stagnant in your career, lacking success, and unsure of your roadmap? Struggling to find a new job or dealing with an unattractive resume? Don't worry; you're not alone. Rapid economic changes, the prevalence of...
Hiring Intelligent AND Smart People (not bad hires)
Are you a hiring manager or senior leader in your organization? In our relentless pursuit of business triumph, we’ve become enamored with degrees and academic merits. These undoubtedly shine a light on one’s intelligence, a crucial trait for any organization. It’s time we shift our lens from mere IQ to a lesser-explored, equally pivotal trait – smartness. Intelligence PLUS Smartness results in individual and organizational success.
Achieving Career Success: The Science of Reinventing Yourself
Are you feeling stuck in your career or unhappy with your current job? There are many career experts and gurus out there, but it can be challenging to know who to trust. Many of them promise to show you the path to success, but often do NOT understand your uniqueness. The give you a formula that worked for them and say, “If it worked for me, it’ll work for you!” Each of them gives you a Band-Aid, and you go from ‘guru’ to ‘guru’.
Learning and Leveraging Intelligence & Smartness for SUCCESS
In our lifelong pursuit of knowledge, we constantly read, listen, learn, and accumulate information. However, not everyone puts this knowledge to good use. Some may have learned little but leverage what they have, while others amass a wealth of knowledge without applying it. The key to success is finding the right balance between intelligence, knowledge, and smartness.