Part 3 of a 3 parts series where we surveyed 100 startup founders to determine which is more important in today’s rapidly changing environment – EQ (Emotional Intelligence) or IQ. The results are pretty clear.

Part 2 of a 3 parts series where we surveyed 100 startup founders to determine which is more important in today’s rapidly changing environment – EQ (Emotional Intelligence) or IQ. The results are pretty clear.

We surveyed 100 startup founders to determine which is more important in today’s rapidly changing environment – EQ (Emotional Intelligence) or IQ. The results are pretty clear.

“Knowing thyself” is also imperative to authentic leadership.  Said another way, self-awareness is a precursor of authenticity. 

Indeed, “emotional contagion” is a real thing - meaning the feelings you are experiencing and the mood you are in can really be felt by others and vice versa.

Being humble as a leader makes you more approachable. In turn, it creates a more humanistic work environment because your employees will also be more humble and vulnerable

We meet lots of founders - almost all of whom are smart. In fact, they are very smart. The type of smart that can be filed under what we know as IQ (or Intelligence Quotient). However, an even more important factor in growing a company into a long-term success is EQ (or Emotional Quotient), otherwise referred to as “Emotional Intelligence.”