Strike a balance between the IQ and EQ of a prospect when you build a team. It’s a lot easier to find smart people than it is to find the right person with the right level of emotional intelligence.
Transformational leadership is about developing the emotional intelligence in your people so that you can leverage their innate intellect. I’ll take EQ over IQ every day of the week, and twice on Sunday’s. Your job is to find and leverage that delicate balance. And then sit back and enjoy the ride.