In his recent Forbes.com article Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed Keld Jensen, an expert on trust, negotiation, leadership, and communication informs us that while IQ tests are used as an indicator of logical reasoning ability and technical intelligence and a high IQ is often a prerequisite for rising to the top ranks of business today, it is only one of several elements that contribute to one's success.

He cites research carried out by the Carnegie Institute of Technology that shows 85 percent of your financial success is due to skills in “human engineering,” your personality and ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. Shockingly, only 15 percent is due to technical knowledge.

To learn more about Keld, visit visit his website: KeldJensen.com

In a recent Inc.com post Geoffrey James informs us that the best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics.

A few years ago, he interviewed some of the most successful CEOs in the world in order to discover their management secrets. Geoffrey learned that the "best of the best" tend to share the following eight core beliefs.

Click Here to see what they get right.

Like many people in Wisconsin I receive a news feed from BizTimes.

A recent article (March 16th) certainly grabbed my attention since some Wisconsin Companies were named to the list of The World's Most Ethical (WME) Companies by Ethisphere.

Manpower Group, Rockwell Automation Inc., Johnson Controls Inc. and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp. (WPS) each made the list.

Here is the link to the entire 2012 Worldwide List

Harvard Business Review survey asks..."Are Women Better Leaders than Men?"

The HBR latest survey of 7,280 leaders, conducted in 2011, confirms some seemingly eternal truths about men and women leaders in the workplace but also holds some surprises.

Click here for the whole story "Are Women Better Leaders than Men?"

Leaders at some companies have managed to grow their businesses despite the global economic challenges of the past few years. This Inc.com article by Eric Markowitz highlights some tips for achieving growth during tough times including creating a strong team of employees, looking for cost-cutting opportunities and learning from bumps and bruises along the way.

I found that these same practices are the ones we need to pay attention to during good times as well as downturns. What have you learned during the great recession?

Three Steps to a High-Performance Culture - Carolyn Dewar and Scott Keller - Harvard Business Review