What OCEAN personality traits, intelligence components ,or EQ components do you think would help professional sports players be more or less success- ful? Would successful coaches need the same or different personality traits and preferences? Would successful players and coaches need different traits for different sports?

How would you rank-order the importance of analytic intelligence, practical intelligence, creative intelligence, or emotional intelligence for politicians? Would this ranking be the same for college professors or store managers at a Walmart or Aldi store?

Think of all the ineffective leaders you have ever worked or played for. What attributes did they have (or, perhaps more important, lack) that caused them to be ineffective?

Individuals may well be attracted to, selected for, or successful in leadership roles early in their lives and careers based on their analytic intelligence. But what happens over time and with experience? Do you think wisdom, for ex- ample, is just another word for intelligence, or is it something else?

What role would downsizing play in an organization’s overall level of practical intelligence?

Weusuallythinkofcreativityasacharacteristicofindividuals,butmightsome organizations be more creative than others? What factors do you think might affect an organization’s level of creativity?

Can better leaders more accurately perceive and leverage emotions? How could you determine if this was so?