IQ matters because to create more relationships your cognitive capacity is your limit according to Professor Robin Dunbar. People can maintain on average 150 relationships but more if they have a higher cognitive capacity.
And that’s where IQ and working memory come in.
This means that depending on how many friends you have privately and your level of IQ you are more or less capable of becoming a great manager or leader.
Unfortunately many believe that any person can be a manager or leader just because they get presented with the opportunity.
Some will become great managers and leaders
Great managers and leaders have higher cognitive abilities. They have great networking skills and have larger networks than the average Joe.
All because they have the capacity to:
- Listen
- Remember large amounts of information
- Iterate solutions and give direction in meetings
- Explain different ideas to any given problem
But if you have the potential to become a great manager or leader that will endure the employment or get fired is mostly up to your genetics and upbringing.
