Very Intelligent People Make Less Effective Leaders

[Hoof Hearted]

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"but it’s possible leaders who stand intellectually apart and are prone to complex language are less inspiring, and they may find it difficult to anticipate what will prove a challenge to others, and how to reduce tasks to an appropriate level of simplicity."

 

[JLM]

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"but it’s possible leaders who stand intellectually apart and are prone to complex language are less inspiring, and they may find it difficult to anticipate what will prove a challenge to others, and how to reduce tasks to an appropriate level of simplicity."

I think the Whiz Kids, often have trouble communicating with average people. Maybe part of their problem is an obsession of displaying their intellect to the expense of the task at hand!

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Hmmm...

Then maybe the term 'Climate Barbie' is a compliment after all?

 

[Hoid]

Its like very good players make bad coaches.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Yeah, perhaps because the great ones do it all on instinct and intuition...stuff that is innate...that can't be taught.

 

[Hoid]

I would say very intelligent people may not be good or natural followers.

Most great leaders start out as good followers.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

My brother has carved out a living being a Screenwriter. I asked him what the secret was to good writing. He said, "Tea and cigarettes".

 

[justlooking]

Everyone rises to their own level of incompetence.

 

[Angstrom]

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"but it’s possible leaders who stand intellectually apart and are prone to complex language are less inspiring, and they may find it difficult to anticipate what will prove a challenge to others, and how to reduce tasks to an appropriate level of simplicity."

Real leaders are as rare as 5 in 100 humans

And i would say their defining characteristics is failure is not a option in their minds. They have 100% Determination to success

 

[Hoof Hearted]

If forced to, I'd make a great leader of men and women in most any setting. I'd be that 5%. Because my skitzo allows me to see all sides of pretty much everything.

 

[Angstrom]

None leaders will continue doing a task that they know isn’t working or wrong. Real leaders will stop and try differently

 

[JLM]

None leaders will continue doing a task that they know isn’t working or wrong. Real leaders will stop and try differently

If you try something twice and it doesn't work that way, You are stupid if you try it the third time.

 

[Angstrom]

If you try something twice and it doesn't work that way, You are stupid if you try it the third time.

Some people at work will not care because they know they will get paid to do it 3 times

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

If you try something twice and it doesn't work that way, You are stupid if you try it the third time.

You mean like powered flight?

 

[Angstrom]

They will follow a supervisors direction to the word, even if they know it’s likely wrong.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

...or WD40? The maker of this product named it so because he failed 39 times before he got it right. True story!

 

[Angstrom]

...or WD40? The maker of this product named it so because he failed 39 times before he got it right. True story!

Thats the determination im talking about

 

[JLM]

...or WD40? The maker of this product named it so because he failed 39 times before he got it right. True story!

"If at first you don't succeed try, try again" (with a different method)

 

[Johnnny]

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"but it’s possible leaders who stand intellectually apart and are prone to complex language are less inspiring, and they may find it difficult to anticipate what will prove a challenge to others, and how to reduce tasks to an appropriate level of simplicity."

Smart people can be leaders its just that they have to learn to make decisions quickly without wasting time when they analyze the shit out of every situation. People will not follow someone who questions themselves openly and waste time in front of them.

 

[darkbeaver]

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"but it’s possible leaders who stand intellectually apart and are prone to complex language are less inspiring, and they may find it difficult to anticipate what will prove a challenge to others, and how to reduce tasks to an appropriate level of simplicity."

This is to stupid. An intelligent leader certainly knows how to communicate effectively. The leader by deffinition has no peers all are subordinate to the leader. Unless you're talking about some silly democracy,which any worthy leader would first crush.