ABSTRACT
Is it possible that there are other noncognitive types of intelligence that are necessary for success in life or effective leadership? Scholars now suggest that there are other components of intelligence-emotional intelligence, social intelligence, and cultural intelligence, or what scholars refer to as “street smarts”—which indicate that one is not limited simply because he or she has a below-average academic intelligence or IQ (cf. Bass, 2002; Gardner, 1983, 1999; Goleman, 1998; Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008; Sternberg, 1985, 2002). The present study was designed to explore the relationships of social intelligence (SI) components to each other and to the creative performance (CP) of leaders. This was done by providing a clear definition of the SI construct, using a new instrument for its measurement, and showing how SI is associated with the CP of leaders in the U.S., U.K., Scotland, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
