Hiw can you say attitude and IQ are related? Saving Changes...
Eric LamySenior Project Manager| Keurig Green MountainNewbury, Ma, United States
IQ is less important than education, though a certain baseline is important. Still, I'd say attitude trumps both, again given a certain baseline. Saving Changes...
IQ may lend a job of one's choice, however right Attitude will determine the altitude one can attain and EQ will help build and motivate team which ultimately will bring the desired/ expected results and meeting stake holder's expectations. Saving Changes...
arlene trimbleAssistant IT Director| Local GovernmentAlamo, Ca, United States
Both attitude and IQ are important in project management; however, a PM's positive attitude can bring the stakeholders/team together to reach the project goal.
Project Management is essentially people management so a Project Manager needs to have solid people skills or soft skills to succeed as a PM.
A PM's IQ or intelligence can supplement his/her understanding of the business or project topic or industry speak but a PM's people skills would be more significant in making sure that the team is collaboratively working towards project success. Saving Changes...
Francisco AbreuPortfolio Manager| Banco Central do BasilBrasilia, Df, Brazil
I can see attitude related with IQ just in very specific activities, such as sports which prevails physical strength, or lonely tasks without necessity of intense interaction with a lot of actors.
Activities related with projects don’t happen this way. They are both communication and interaction very intense. All project’s professional needs to know communicate with wide type of actors, great abstraction capacity, keen soft skills in negotiation, teamwork, collaboration and leadership.
I believe that one professional with IQ below of certain baseline (see Lamy’s comment) isn’t able to make these activities of satisfactory way no matter if he has right level of attitude. Different levels of attitude is important factor related with the capacity of “delivery” of project.
I’m sure this case isn’t define what is more important attitude of IQ, but empower someone that be able to balance attitude and IQ according the specific project needs.
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IQ and Attitude both are important in Project Management. One can not replace other or compensate. PM should have basic IQ and it helps to take quick decisions and figure out pros and cons.
Attitude helps in getting into task, taking team along and represents how PM looks into any challenge.
Many senior people are commenting on this so looking forward. Saving Changes...
Pravin, thanks for the comment and yes i agree and have the same point of view.
Looking forward for the contribution of other senior professionals.
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Eric, Thanks for answering but how can you say that IQ is less important? if a person has the right education and has less IQ he will not yield that output compared to person with the same education and higher IQ. Saving Changes...
