Question

Why is cognitive intelligence alone insufficient for effective leadership?

Answer 1

Cognitive intelligence include good analytical, intellectual and decision-making skill. These abilities make the leader to be flexible in different stressful situations.

The reasons cognitive intelligence alone is insufficient for effective leadership are: -

• It does not helps our mind to cope up with stressful situations.
• It does not change or influence our perspective towards life. It does not help us to cope up with different situations like anxiety, depression and mood swings.
• It does not contributes towards relationship building. It does not helps in improving the communication process between individuals and better understand and manage emotions.
• It does not helps in understanding the needs, feelings of others to make the relationship stronger.
• Cognitive intelligence does not resolve conflict or avoide conflict.
• It is not an internal motivator to increase self-confidence. Goals cannot be achieved effectively if the leader only have cognitive intelligence.