I’ve talked about the critical need for leaders to develop their emotional intelligence, and with good reason. Leaders with high EQ do the following:

A leader’s Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is also critical for success. While EQ plays a crucial role in understanding and managing emotions, both your own and those of the people you lead, IQ provides cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills.

Whether EQ and IQ are equally important is a debate for another day. For now, let’s look at how the best leaders successfully integrate and balance the two.

Fearless leaders balance EQ and IQ to achieve success, build strong relationships, and create thriving organizations.

Have you engaged both today in the most impactful way possible?