Four Bad Habits of Super-smart Leaders

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Four Bad Habits of Super-smart Leaders

While we often consider the blessings that accompany a high IQ, we seldom think of the challenges that come with extreme intelligence. Yet there are many. In my role as an executive coach, I have had the opportunity to work with more than 150 major chief executives. As a group, they would score well above the norm on any standard definition of intellectual intelligence (I am not referring to ‘emotional intelligence,’ ‘artistic intelligence’ or other forms of intelligence). Although, like any group, chief executives may do stupid things, they are seldom stupid people.

Here, I discuss four classic challenges faced by smart people – challenges that are even more common among the ‘super-smart.’

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