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33 - Leadership Intelligence

from Part VI - Kinds of Intelligence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2019

By
Richard E. Boyatzis
Edited by
Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

Leaders matter to organizational performance and adaptability. Effective leaders matter the most in a dramatic and positive manner. This chapter is really about the role of intelligence in leadership, not the claim that the capability to be an effective leader is a distinct individual characteristic or a type of intelligence. Intelligent leadership, therefore, is leadership in which a person uses many forms of intelligence: cognitive, practical, emotional, and social intelligence. The chapter also examines how the role of the unconscious motive of the Need for Power, a sense of purpose, values, style and the quality of relationships (in terms of shared vision, compassion, and energy) are essential to effective leadership. There is also a brief review of the dark side of leadership.

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intelligenceemotional intelligencepractical intelligenceleadershipopposing neural domainsNeed for Powerpurposequality of relationships
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The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence , pp. 802 - 819
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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