Types of Intelligence - Which is the most important for a PM and why?

Hi Sergio,

Thanks for your inputs.
I respect your opinions towards Gardner's theories. Feel free to elaborate a bit more on your point of view :)

Just will add something to my previous comment. This type of things, as Daniel Goleman too, are part of self-esteem movement then covered the needs of lot of people to feel intelligent themself including it they have not an important IQ. That´s because they becomes famous, is a self-steem theory. On the other side, having an important IQ say nothing about intelligence. There are a lot of studies made from neuroscience about what intelligence is and how it could be created in the human beings including it animals (primates, rats, etc). Those are still studies that are converging to common results. For example, it has been proven that neurons are not only inside the brain then intelligence could be distributed into organs, heart for example which is the center of our magnetic field. So, if you think that those pseudoscience works could help, go ahead. But what affect the work as project manager and the way people behave can be explained by the Newton´s Laws of physic for example.

Hi Sergio,

The information you are sharing regarding neuroscience is very interesting.

Concerning Daniel Goleman, Gardner and others, I try to keep an open mind and see what is possible to learn from it. They seem to be high accepted in today's scientific community, but one knows that what is accepted as proved and true today might be disproved tomorrow.

Regarding the statement about Newton's Laws of Physics, are you referring to inertia, forces and action/reaction?

First law
In an inertial frame of reference, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force.

Second law
In an inertial frame of reference, the vector sum of the forces F on an object is equal to the mass m of that object multiplied by the acceleration a of the object: F = ma. (It is assumed here that the mass m is constant – see below.)

Third law
When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.

Hi Sergio,

The information you are sharing regarding neuroscience is very interesting.

Concerning Daniel Goleman, Gardner and others, I try to keep an open mind and see what is possible to learn from it. They seem to be high accepted in today's scientific community, but one knows that what is accepted as proved and true today might be disproved tomorrow.

Regarding the statement about Newton's Laws of Physics, are you referring to inertia, forces and action/reaction?

First law
In an inertial frame of reference, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force.

Second law
In an inertial frame of reference, the vector sum of the forces F on an object is equal to the mass m of that object multiplied by the acceleration a of the object: F = ma. (It is assumed here that the mass m is constant – see below.)

Third law
When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.

Dear João

Gardner recently released a book that is raging around the world: Five Minds for the Future.

In it, the author develops the theory that to survive in today's world, one must be rigorous and creative at the same time.

The first of the five mental approaches examined by the American teacher is that of the "disciplined mind," the most classic of them, the mind that collects the various information and stimuli received over time and then directs and puts them into practice in a field. particular area of ??activity, exactly the field in which this person distinguishes himself.

The “synthetic mind”, essential in the age of the Internet and the profusion of news channels: those who have this kind of mental impostation collect information, select it and synthesize it in an original way.

The "creative mind" is one that cultivates new ideas and is capable of asking unusual questions and getting unexpected answers.

The sequence continues with two approaches that Gardner defines “not options, but needs” today: the “respectful mind” - the way of thinking of those who accept differences, strive to understand others and collaborate.

Finally, the “ethical mind”, the one that evaluates the needs and desires of global society, seeking to achieve goals that go beyond personal interests.

“I am sure there are other aspects besides these, and it would be important to study them,” explains Howard Gardner, “but these five are the ones that deserve to be emphasized today.”

Dear João
The question you ask is very interesting

I would replace with:
- What types of (dominant) intelligence have the most successful project managers?

I think it depends on the area in which the project is developed

Dear John
Interesting what you wrote:

"I try to keep an open mind and see what is possible to learn from it. They seem to be high accepted in today's scientific community, but one knows that what is accepted as provider and true today might be disproved tomorrow"

Sometimes it takes years to come to the conclusion of what was valid before it ceased to be today.

However ... they are being burned at the stake :-)

Thanks for the inputs, Luís.

Added Gardner's book to my "to check" list. Will investigate it deeper. Stephen Covey's and Daniel Goleman's approach I've read about it in the past, but is always good to review.
Triune brain and Jaworski's theories are new to me. Will investigate as well.