Good Leadership Hinges on ìOrganizational Intelligenceî

Strategies how organizational intelligence can help a leader be successful with specific examples. Page Summary: The qualities that help managers rise in the organization ó emotional intelligence, high IQ, technical competence, and so forth ó donít necessarily make them effective once theyíre in a leadership position. For that, they need organizational intelligence (OQ), or the ability to get the organization to do what they want it to do. Those with organizational intelligence have the following competencies: they can effectively communicate the top strategic priorities, foster an organization-wide sense of ìhow we do things hereî, get things done even in the absence of consensus, stage moments of theater, and rebel from the top.