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Emotional intelligence and career success among the highly intelligent
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Contributed by Ryan Witte
Friday, 30 April 2004
The purpose of this study was to identify relationships between emotional intelligence (EI) and career success in a population with an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the ninety-fifth percentile. This study used an online survey to measure career success and an online test to measure emotional intelligence among a sample with IQs in the ninety-fifth percentile. Career success was measured with both objective and subjective questions. The subjective measure used was a five question five-point scale developed by Greenhaus, Parasuraman, and Wormley (1990). To measure emotional intelligence this study used the Mayer-Salavey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), a performance based emotional intelligence test. This study asked: what is the distribution of emotional intelligence scores for a population with high intelligence quotients and what is the relationship between emotional intelligence and career success? It was found that the high IQ participants had lower emotional intelligence scores than the norm but were able to feel and be successful in their careers. This study demonstrates the need for further research into the relationship between IQ and emotional intelligence, particularly in regard to career success. In lieu of further research human resource development professionals must use caution when making decisions when emotional intelligence is a consideration. Download PDF Document.
Innovation is something really independent of EQ or IQ. Purely based on interest.
Posted by Devesh, on 03/09/2010 at 20:50
In my opinion EQ ,sarcasm,humor and fantasy have cross linkages after I went through comments on various sites like youtube.
Posted by Devesh, on 03/09/2010 at 20:45
I have to say that a feeling is something that is a definite response based on previous experience for thee. If theres a problem in process of being solved it would involve your particular emotional well being to reach the final result of the set goal. What I'm highly interested in is knowing whether negative emotions for some people reinforce their ability to think faster than people with positive emotional tendencies. Meaning that from the past I've always found that having a neutral environment has improved my ability to recall and use my memory far better than an overly positive environment.
Posted by Varuni Alexander, on 03/04/2010 at 00:10
I believe the critical component between high IQ and EI is the ability to realize that a balance is necessary, in order to utilize one or both productively. This in turn, is a product of environment (morals, upbringing, etc...) It is important for a person to continually challenge themselves to grow and consider learning/applying knowledge in fields that fall outside the realm of comfort or familiarity. For instance, a mathematician learning about art or vice versa. Doing so, opens not only pathways into the mind but, allows new perspectives to be realized. Interesting paper and comments.
Posted by Chris Romano, on 09/21/2009 at 03:41
In my opinion, emotional intelligence is a reflection more of awareness and acknowledgement of ones innate emotional self. There is an honesty and integrity in full acknowledgement and acceptance of our emotional self. However, I find that many people with superior intellectual reasoning abilities, accompanied high IQ's have a tendency to find more comfort in certainty and thus gravitating away from their own 'EI'. For many people, their 'real world' success in an occupational environment is usually congruent with their ability to find balance between their emotional truth and their intellectual rationalization.
Posted by Benvenuto Mezzapelle, on 07/07/2009 at 12:41
I find in most cases, those with lower IQ's have exeptional emotional IQ's do to there need to leach off eachother for knowledge instead of having the ability to draw conclusions and aquire it on there own like those of us with high IQ's, for this reason, they are able to go through life on carisma, and likeablity,(popularity) due to the vast number of lesser intellegent people
Posted by Timothy Horrick, on 06/13/2009 at 07:19
I don't think this is necessarily true..Sometimes IQ comes from the heart (or mind, if you prefer). A few days ago I took the HighIQSociety.com IQ test and I now have the opportunity of becoming a member (and I have to mention that English is not my mother tongue). But the result of the test was not a consequence of reading 1000 books, but beginning to know my true self. Maybe it's all about the way you choose to learn and discover. If you spend all your time between the same four walls reading, you will have a high IQ but not a very good EQ. I chose to open my mind and learn from people (and that includes books too, because they are the thoughts of the one who wrote them). I cannot stay isolated, and I cannot accept not putting knowledge to use in helping others.
Posted by alina popescu, whose homepage is here on 05/24/2009 at 13:06
This is generally true, with few exceptions, that individuals with high to excellent IQ's, love to learn alone, if not, w/ only a number of selected friends. Their time is mostly devoted to the conquest of knowledge, discovery or invention. For this reason, they might not developed their emotional intelligence very well. A few exeptions to this, when we see a person of very high intelligence has many friends & knows public relations so well. We can assume that he also acquired both high IQ, Emotional, and Social Intelligence.
Posted by Ronnie M. Marbella, on 05/08/2009 at 23:15
What does one consider High Intelligence..?...University degrees do not make a person intelligent. Mental awareness is what I consider intelligence and the ability to use that awareness to help his / her fellow man
Posted by Patrick, on 05/06/2009 at 02:16
Absorbing paper. I do feel, however,that emotional intelligence is NOT necessary for academic success.
Posted by Christell Scheepers, on 04/02/2009 at 08:23
I must say that the findings are amusing and accurate in my case.
Posted by Michael Carrick, on 11/18/2008 at 01:14
The ability to interact with others is as much a form of intelligence as mathematical or linguistic intelligence. I believe it is simple common sense that if one flies off the handle whenever someone is critical ; or if one cries in a corner in the face of failure, or simply if making friends is extremely difficult, then it stands to reason that a person will likely not be as great a success in life in general.
Still, a topic worth investigating further and I would be particularly interested in any research you have on specifically insecurity in the workplace. please feel free to message me!
Posted by Paul Renaud, on 07/30/2008 at 06:13
I've heard about it too. And it does seem to be true.
Posted by Nha Nguyen, on 06/07/2008 at 02:49
I would like to see more research on this subject. I have read that most jobs in the ecomony don't require iqs above the 125 range; therefore, emotional iq becomes more important to success.
Posted by marie griffin, on 04/23/2008 at 12:10
Particularly interesting for future research
Posted by Leonardo E. Ravier, whose homepage is here on 04/02/2008 at 04:09
The purpose of this study was to identify relationships between emotional intelligence (EI) and career success in a population with an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the ninety-fifth percentile. This study used an online survey to measure career success and an online test to measure emotional intelligence among a sample with IQs in the ninety-fifth percentile. Career success was measured with both objective and subjective questions. The subjective measure used was a five question five-point scale developed by Greenhaus, Parasuraman, and Wormley (1990). To measure emotional intelligence this study used the Mayer-Salavey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), a performance based emotional intelligence test. This study asked: what is the distribution of emotional intelligence scores for a population with high intelligence quotients and what is the relationship between emotional intelligence and career success? It was found that the high IQ participants had lower emotional intelligence scores than the norm but were able to feel and be successful in their careers. This study demonstrates the need for further research into the relationship between IQ and emotional intelligence, particularly in regard to career success. In lieu of further research human resource development professionals must use caution when making decisions when emotional intelligence is a consideration. 
