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

Its a difficult choice to make, ‘most’ typically means one needs to select one... I will need more time for it Joao!

Dear João
I didn't mention Daniel Pink in "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future"- Editado em português "A nova inteligência- treinar o lado direito do cérebro é o novo caminho para o sucesso"

According to him we will have to learn to complement the thinking of our left hemisphere with six essential skills of the right brain.
Together, these "Hight-Touch" and "Hight-Concept" attributes can help develop the new intelligence that emerging times require.

Design, History, Symphony, Empathy, Fun and Sense

These characteristics will increasingly guide our lives and shape our world.

Inter/Intra-personal and emotional intelligence every day, all day long.

since PMs function circles around human interaction, i'd say emotional and cultural intelligence are the most important ones.

Dear Joao,

I would have to say that Emotional intelligence from the list of different types of intelligence's in your post is one of the more important intelligence types that a project manager needs to be equipped with on any project. Project Management a lot of the time is dealing with people. We all know that no matter how well prepared and organised you are for a project, nine times out of ten the project plan will 'fail' at the first hurdle. Knowing how to deal with the varying personalities that make up the project team; stakeholders and clients is the difference between a project failing and succeeding. Understanding what is driving a person, their underlying concerns and how best to alleviate them is a necessary skill that a project manager will need to learn over their career. Our level of Emotional Intelligence only improves the more and varying interactions that we have with all types of people, not necessary people in senior positions and decision makers.

Daire

Dear Joao,

I would have to say that Emotional intelligence from the list of different types of intelligence's in your post is one of the more important intelligence types that a project manager needs to be equipped with on any project. Project Management a lot of the time is dealing with people. We all know that no matter how well prepared and organised you are for a project, nine times out of ten the project plan will 'fail' at the first hurdle. Knowing how to deal with the varying personalities that make up the project team; stakeholders and clients is the difference between a project failing and succeeding. Understanding what is driving a person, their underlying concerns and how best to alleviate them is a necessary skill that a project manager will need to learn over their career. Our level of Emotional Intelligence only improves the more and varying interactions that we have with all types of people, not necessary people in senior positions and decision makers.

Daire