Intelligence to excel

Sankara Institute of Management Science      

Educational and developmental psychologist Howard Gardner has listed seven fundamental intelligences – linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal and intrapersonal. In reality a complex of various intelligences is required to any profession. We cannot say that one type of intelligence will be enough to succeed in a profession or job. Multiple sets of intelligences are required in achieving success in higher level of jobs or profession. Most business leaders need this owing to their professional requirement. A breadth of knowledge, coupled with depth in the chosen field of specialization, is the requirement to excel.  Hence the success of the leader and the corporate depends on the level of multiple intelligences their leaders have and how they apply in the work environment effectively.