Emotional Intelligence (EQ) vs. Intellectual Intelligence (IQ)

Soon Koh: Leaders must have high IQ and EQ

The young leaders of Sarawak United People’s Party should try to improve their intelligent quotient (IQ) as well as their emotional quotient (EQ) if they aim to become leaders of the future.

This advice was made by Dato’ Sri Wong Soon Koh in his address at the installation ceremony of SUPP Sibu BranchYoung Women’s Wing last Sunday night.

Wong said that being a leader, one has to have such qualities not only to cope with the demands as a leader, but also to command the respect of the followers.

“ In any organization, where people are involved, change in leadership is a natural progression.

“ This is what we can see tonight, where new leaders of tomorrow are being groomed. As such, you need to seek to improve your IQ and EQ to cope with the demands of being leaders of tomorrow,” he pointed out

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EQ is more important than IQ in determining how successful we are. In addition, one’s cultural and family background offer habits and outlooks that, given fortunate historical circumstances, can make some people highly successful; argued Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers.

The choice of President Barrack Obama of Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the Supreme Court is another warm story that will melt hearts despite her struggling background including the one about a black boy who becomes the most powerful man on earth.

Success: The Rest of the Story by Daniel Goleman

In his fascinating new book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell makes a strong case that people owe their success to a lot more than IQ. He reviews data and offers convincing cases to show that above an IQ in the neighborhood of 110-115, IQ fails as a predictor of success in a career. In other words, you need to be smart enough to handle the cognitive complexity of the information you need for a given role or job, be it engineering, law, medicine, or business. That’s the IQ around 115. But after reaching that threshold of “smart enough,” your intellect makes little difference.

That explains why, when Harvard’s Howard Gardner reviewed longitudinal data that follows people from their early years into their career, he concluded that IQ alone predicts just 6 to 10 percent of career success. That leaves lots of room for other factors, like luck and circumstance. Gladwell makes the case for these very factors, arguing that one’s cultural and family background offer habits and outlooks that, given fortunate historical circumstances, can make some people highly successful

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) vs. Intellectual Intelligence (IQ)

Most of us have learned not to trust our emotions. We've been told emotions distort the more “accurate” information our intellect supplies. Even the term “emotional” has come to mean weak, out of control, and even childish. "Don't be a baby!" we say to the little boy who is crying on the playground. "Leave him alone! Let him work it out!" we admonish the little girl who runs to help the little boy.

On the other hand, our abilities to memorize and problem-solve, to spell words and do mathematical calculations, are easily measured on written tests and slapped as grades on report cards. Ultimately, these intellectual abilities dictate which college will accept us and which career paths we‘re advised to follow.

However, intellectual intelligence (IQ) is usually less important in determining how successful we are than emotional intelligence (EQ). We all know people who are academically brilliant and yet are socially inept and unsuccessful. What they are missing is emotional intelligence.
What is emotional intelligence?

Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage your emotions in positive and constructive ways. It's about recognizing your own emotional state and the emotional states of others. Emotional intelligence is also about engaging with others in ways that draw people to you.

Self-awareness — The ability to recognize your own emotions and how they affect your thoughts and behavior; know your strengths and weaknesses; and have self-confidence.

Self-management — The ability to control impulsive feelings and behaviors; manage your emotions in healthy ways; take initiative; follow through on commitments; and adapt to changing circumstances.

Social awareness — The ability to understand the emotions, needs, and concerns of other people; pick up on emotional cues; feel comfortable socially; and recognize the power dynamics in a group or organization.

Relationship management — The ability to develop and maintain good relationships; communicate clearly; inspire and influence others; work well in a team; and manage conflict.


The Success Of Sonia Sotomayor

Her background;…….

Her father died when she was 9, and her mother worked two jobs to support her and her brother to good schools. She was brought up in a rough neighbourhood but she managed to join the finest universities in the land, Princeton and Yale, and the rest is history; an all-American girl achieving an American dream.
To add drama to her life story, we are told that she found it hard at first to adjust to campus life, which was eons away from the harsh realities of the Bronx.
It is a warm story that will melt hearts. There are many such stories around us, including the one about a black boy who becomes the most powerful man on earth. We need those stories not just to motivate us but, also to remind us that these people faced insurmountable odds to get to where they are. For many of them, success did not come easy. Success comes with tears, determination and sheer hard work.
Remember, to all those successful people, there always the unsung heroes behind those who succeed. In Sonia’s case, it’s her mother.