As common sense would indicate there would be a direct connection between performance and ability.
However, I think what you're citing as a reference (cycling)-is really about practice and competency in a specific task. If I have a task to do - I can get better at it if I practice more.
My point isn't to disagree - since I believe that we need to gain proficiency in our work - and practice is one way to gain proficiency - but success and results are different than proficiency.
I would suggest that success/results are also the direct effect of looking outside your "competency" area and connecting ideas/thoughts/insights together to change what you're doing to get a better result.
If we're simply measuring results - I could win a cycling event by combining the information on bicycles with the information on engines that supplant human power and create motorized bicycle and win the race. Little to do with practice - a lot to do with looking outside my box for ideas.
Thoughts?
Chris Young
· 1 year ago
Great points about IQ being a poor predictor of academic success. I find it is as true for academics as it is for predicting success in the workplace.
Studies show the correlation between IQ and professional success to be dismally low when compared with other metrics such as emotional intelligence (the ability to read others emotions and react appropriately) and of course, as you mention, hard work and determination.
Smart people are always attractive candidates, but the truth is that standardized tests such as IQ don't truly measure a person's likelihood of success in work and in life.
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However, I think what you're citing as a reference (cycling)-is really about practice and competency in a specific task. If I have a task to do - I can get better at it if I practice more.
My point isn't to disagree - since I believe that we need to gain proficiency in our work - and practice is one way to gain proficiency - but success and results are different than proficiency.
I would suggest that success/results are also the direct effect of looking outside your "competency" area and connecting ideas/thoughts/insights together to change what you're doing to get a better result.
If we're simply measuring results - I could win a cycling event by combining the information on bicycles with the information on engines that supplant human power and create motorized bicycle and win the race. Little to do with practice - a lot to do with looking outside my box for ideas.
Thoughts?
Studies show the correlation between IQ and professional success to be dismally low when compared with other metrics such as emotional intelligence (the ability to read others emotions and react appropriately) and of course, as you mention, hard work and determination.
Smart people are always attractive candidates, but the truth is that standardized tests such as IQ don't truly measure a person's likelihood of success in work and in life.
Chis Young
The Rainmaker Group
http://www.therainmakergroupinc.com