What Kind of Smart Are You? [Infographic]

Matthew Gates http://notetoservices.com 5m 1,373 #smart

The views of this article are the perspective of the author and may not be reflective of Confessions of the Professions.

Is Your Intelligence What Makes Your Smart?

What inevitably makes a hiring manager hire someone? I have a friend of 15 years, someone who is without a college degree – one of the smartest guys I know, and has more common sense and learning ability than many college students. He is a programmer who will happily switch to the company who pays him more and meets his demands. Every time, he always gets asked the same question in an interview, “Why did you drop out of college?”

I am not sure that a programmer with almost 20 years experience, knowledgeable in nearly every programming language, including Ruby on Rails, PHP, Python, Perl, SQL, and Database Development needs to really answer that question. In fact, he usually laughs at the question in his interviews, and comes back at the interviewer with: “You could hire someone who has 3 and a half years of mostly random classes and about a year of specialized classes, or you could take a risk and hire me, a man who is self-taught in most programming languages and web applications with xx years of experience.” The confidence normally gets him a second, third, maybe even a fourth interview, and eventually the job. Not to mention his humor and refreshing personality. While it is certainly easier to get a job with a college degree, you can definitely use intelligence and experience to sometimes get around it.

This is not to knock anyone with a college degree – results without a college degree may vary, but there would be no reason not to hire this man who has so much real world experience and credibility underneath his belt.

There are many different types of intelligence levels that can be used anywhere — on the streets, in the office, at home, or in any situation. How did our grandmothers and mothers come up with the solution that cures us of the common cold that would have otherwise killed us? How does someone come up with a great idea that changes the face of a company and makes it a success overnight, and yet it was his second day on the job, and he just had a suggestion. Someone else had the idea that everyone in the company should donate $1 a week to a jar in order to wear jeans on Fridays, and that money gets put towards a huge company party at the end of the year. Humans are filled with smart ideas and an intellectual sense that gives them an edge in everything they do. Some people are smarter than others at certain activities and others would not even be considered very intelligent, but came up with the idea of doing something.

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Specific types of intelligence are Emotional Intelligence, Spatial Intelligence, Moral Intelligent, Body Intelligence, Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, Leadership Intelligence, etc.

This infographic shows research on how intelligence fits into the workplace.

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What kind of smart are you?
how intelligence fits into the workplace

a high IQ is often required for success at work, but more often than not, it’s other forms of intelligence that really make or break a team

IQ measures mathematical/logical and verbal/linguistic strengths

a good team has a myriad of intelligences

meet the team:

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE
discern pitch, rhythm, timbre, and tone

sound technician
musician
presenter
teacher

LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE
use abstractions, reasoning skills; perceive relationships

overemphasized in IQ tests

accountant
programmer
engineer
lawyer
physician
scientist

NATURAL INTELLIGENCE
understand nature; skilled at noting our place in world

probably most important intelligence in our past – think hunter/gatherer

botanist
environmental lawyer
forest ranger
farmer
chef

INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
recognized trait for today’s leaders

understand feelings and motives of others

actor
psychologist
teacher
nurse
manager
mediator

BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
manipulate objects; have coordination; learn by doing

athlete
dancer
surgeon
pilot
craftsperson

INTRA-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
good at self-direction, motivatipon, and planning

desired in today’s workplace leader

counselor
consultant
entrepreneur
researcher
clergy
writer

SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
think in 3D; possess graphic skills and active imagination; artistic

historically found on IQ tests

architect
artist
designer
mechanic
navigator
strategic planner

LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE
grasp complex meanings; strong speaking, reading skills

strong emphasis in traditional workplaces

journalist
editor
marketing consultant
politician
lawyer
newscaster

MUSICAL
LOGICAL
NATURALIST
INTERPERSONAL
KINESTHETIC
INTRA-PERSONAL
SPATIAL
LINGUISTIC

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qualities of top teams:

quality communication – logical, interpersonal, intra-personal, linguistic

perspective born of self-awareness – naturalist, interpersonal, kinesthetic, intra-personal

culture of accountability – interpersonal, kinesthetic, intra-personal

identification of a common goal – logical, interpersonal, kinesthetic, intra-personal, spatial, linguistic

high emotional intelligence – interpersonal, intra-personal

the leader:
traditionally, mathematical/logical, and verbal/linguistic strengths are rewarded, but the real indicator of office success and leadership is summed up in the equation:

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EI)
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MORAL INTELLIGENCE (MI)
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BODY INTELLIGENCE (BI)

EMOTIONAL intelligence
take the quiz below to gain an awareness of where you stand with regards to self-awareness, self-motivation, and relationship management

ANSWER EACH WITH:
[1] SELDOM
[2] OCCASIONALLY
[3] OFTEN
[4] FREQUENT

[ ] I am aware of what I am feeling.
[ ] I know my strengths and weaknesses.
[ ] I deal calmly with stress.
[ ] I believe the future will be better than the past.
[ ] I deal with changes easily.
[ ] I set measurable goals when I have a project.
[ ] Others say I understand and am sensitive to them.
[ ] Others say I resolve conflicts.
[ ] Others say I build and maintain relationships.
[ ] Others say I inspire them.
[ ] Others say I am a team player.
[ ] Others say I helped to develop their abilities.

36 + You are using key leadership abilities
30 – 35 You have some leadership strengths but are underusing other leadership abilities

MORAL INTELLIGENCE
the quiz below will look at your ability to know right from wrong and act accordingly. Moral intelligence involves empathy, conscience, self-control, respect for others, kindness, tolerance, and fairness.

SCORE AS FOLLOWS:
[1] NEVER
[2] RARELY
[3] SOMETIMES
[4] MOST OF THE TIME
[5] ALWAYS

1. [ ] I can clearly state the virtues, values, and beliefs that guide my actions.
2. [ ] I tell the truth unless there is an overriding moral reason to suppress it.
3. [ ] I confront a friend who I see doing something that is not right.
4. [ ] When I say that I will do something, I do it.
5. [ ] When I make a decision that turns out to be a mistake, I admit it.
6. [ ] When someone does something to insult or hurt me, first I pause, and then I hold my tongue and my temper.
7. [ ] My friends would say that I go out of my way to help them.
8. [ ] My first response when I meet new people is to be genuinely interested in them.
9. [ ] I believe that I have more to learn from my enemies than from my friends.
10. [ ] I believe that humans are innately spiritual.
11. [ ] When faced with making an important decision, I take time to consciously determine if the decision is in agreement with my principles, values, and beliefs.
12. [ ] My friends know that they can depend on me to be truthful.
13. [ ] If I believe a boss, teacher, or a superior is doing something morally wrong, I will challenge them in a respectful way.
14. [ ] My word and my handshake are binding.
15. [ ] When I make a mistake, I take responsibility for correcting the situation.
16. [ ] I am willing to accept that it will take time and work to achieve success and reward.
17. [ ] My leadership approach is to lead by serving others. My approach in following is to grant the leader his/her rightful authority.
18. [ ] I truly care about the people around me as people, and believe that another person should not be disadvantaged for my personal gain.
19. [ ] In understanding that there is more than one way to view a problem, and try to view conflicts from an adversary’s perspective.
20. [ ] When I forgive someone, I find that it benefits me as much as it does them.