<p>In this article, you will read about the following</p><p>-<strong data-redactor-tag="strong">41 Immutable actions you must take to be an intelligent leader</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">-27 Leadership Intelligence -You have to Sharpen Strengthen and Master to be an Intelligent Leader – this is a minimum list out of 52 intelligences that I have identified</strong></p><p>-<strong data-redactor-tag="strong">26 Mental Habits and Mindset you need to create – to be an intelligent leader</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">- Few Bad Habits you Need to Give Up + Few Habits you need to inculcate + 11 things you must stop doing + Few Actions You need to take to identify and utilize opportunities</strong> + Creating Leadership Gravitas<strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to be an intelligent leader</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">-7 types of people you need to avoid + 9 Elements of Self-assured people you need to work on</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">- Other relevant articles you may want to read</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Developing Leadership Intelligence Leadership Wisdom to be a Great Intelligent Leader</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Becoming an Intelligent Leader by Sharpening Your Leadership Intelligence & Wisdom</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Leadership intelligence is the ability to lead, influence, transform, and create positive disruptive changes.</strong></p><p>Leadership intelligence is about <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">developing wisdom and being smart</strong> – and is the ability to make sound decisions* and choices* in all areas of your life – <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">for your current goals as well as your future.</strong></p><p>Wisdom and Smartness evolve - <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">not only from your experiences</strong> - <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">but also from reflecting purposefully on the experiences and how can you improve in the future.</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">People with high IQ - are not always SMART in the real sense</strong> – although they might be called intellectuals.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Real Wise & Smart people have very high levels of </strong>EQs* [Emotional Quotient] + SQs*[Social Intelligence] +SpQs*[Spiritual Quotient or Intelligence] and many other traits - with higher than average IQ – <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">along with many of the 49 intelligences mentioned in this article.</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Leadership intelligence matures through acquiring</strong> - self-awareness, managing emotions effectively, developing empathy, managing relationships, managing self, managing people in your team and in larger peripheries, managing organization, introspection, dealing with other's emotional outbursts effectively, etc.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Leadership intelligence also needs you to develop, practice, master, and APPLY</strong> -analytical, critical, design, creative, innovative thinking skills, problem-solving, and decision-making skills</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Leadership intelligence needs strong WHYs</strong> – of why you are doing something – this comes from practicing strong positive values, discovering your purpose, and finding meaning in what you want to accomplish.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">For Leadership intelligence to be in its best form you also need to work on creating exceptional gravitas.</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Gravitas fine-tunes your leadership presence</strong> - and makes you comfortable in most situations and most people - <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">irrespective of how formidable, powerful, and great leader you come across</strong> - it also makes people accept <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">you as their leader and creates Trust in your decision</strong>-making authority as it exudes a higher purpose.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Gravitas is the way you carry yourself, conduct yourself, and communicate</strong> - which creates power over others and a lasting influence without authority.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Without Gravitas - your potential, talent, and skill may not get translated into real leadership power.</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">27 Leadership Intelligence -You have to Sharpen Strengthen and Master to be an Intelligent Leader</strong> [17 types of Intelligences TAKEN FROM my article on this website - 42 types of intelligence – if add these 7 then it would be total of 52 types of Intelligences I have discovered]</p><p>1. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Wisdom Intelligence</strong> – the ability to make sensible decisions and judgments and the ability to contemplate and act productively using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight.</p><p>2. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Character Intelligence</strong> – is about developing a moral compass & excellence</p><p>3. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Cultural Intelligence</strong> - developing the capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations and integrating this to achieve business objectives effectively</p><p>4. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Digital Intelligence</strong> - is developing abilities to adapt to technological advancements and using that to create unparalleled value for employees and customers alike</p><p>5. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Adopting Technology Intelligence – </strong>this is about exploring<strong data-redactor-tag="strong"> how the Latest technological advancement can be used to improve UX/CX/EX magnificently for the Best </strong>Outcomes </p><p>6. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Disruptive Business Ideas Intelligence – the </strong>ability to think beyond the current and the ongoing developments –<strong data-redactor-tag="strong"> the ability to change the playing field</strong></p><p>7. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Agility Intelligence</strong> – developing the ability to use the moments of radical and disruptive changes to lead their organizations into a new era</p><p>8. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Social-media intelligence</strong> – is developing the ability to use the power of social media to promote your vision and goals</p><p>9. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Cognitive intelligence</strong> – is developing by sharpening your ability to think critically - using analytical thinking, creativity, and innovation</p><p>10. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Happiness-Intelligence</strong> – it is about choosing to create and live a life that makes you feel fulfilled about yourself</p><p>11. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Relationship-Intelligence</strong> – it is about connecting and bonding with all your important relations on a higher platform– in your all personal, social, professional, business, and other networks</p><p>12. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Possibilities-Intelligence</strong> – this is about questioning and challenging your assumptions and beliefs and discovering the positives, the options, the choices, the solutions, the possibilities, the advantages - in every situation – irrespective of how bad that may look to you</p><p>13. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Solution-Intelligence</strong> – this is about focusing your energies on finding/developing/creating simple yet effective solutions- and improvising constantly</p><p>14. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learning-Intelligence</strong> – this is about learning as a nature by constantly updating, up-skilling, and right-skilling yourself in all the roles that you play in life - The speed at which we learn is most important. Learning abilities are not only a Skill – but also a mental habit and attitude</p><p>15. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Change-Adapting-Intelligence</strong> – this is about being comfortable with changes and pro-actively looking for change and preparing ourselves to be ready to welcome/face any change</p><p>16. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Problem-Solving-Intelligence</strong> – this is about taking action within your area of control or influence to increase your competence in handling bigger and tougher problems in life – through small-small steps</p><p>17. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Common-Sense Intelligence</strong> – this is one of the most profound intelligence that we can inculcate Social Intelligence – to be able to connect and understand people</p><p>18. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Emotional Intelligence</strong> – to be able to understand your own emotions and why people do what they do</p><p>19. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Leadership-Communication Intelligence</strong> – this is about mastering the art of making sassy, deeper, and powerful conversations</p><p>20. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Financial Intelligence</strong> – this is about the ability to create financial independence through creating alternative means – irrespective of the changes taking place in your life and the worlds</p><p>21. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Asking-Question-Intelligence</strong> - this is about the ability to ask direct, straightforward, meaningful, powerful, thought-provoking, and tough questions from yourself and others</p><p>22. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Creating-Humor-Intelligence</strong> – this is about the ability to laugh at your miseries as well as seeing humor in the most stressful situation AND making people laugh</p><p>23. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Risk-Taking-Intelligence</strong> – this is about the ability to take calculated risks</p><p>24. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Resilience-Intelligence</strong> – this is about the ability not giving up and keep going till objectives are achieved</p><p>25. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Opportunity Intelligence</strong> - this is about the ability to identify the future and emerging Trends and forthcoming changes – before it come in the news or fashion </p><p>26. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Spiritual and Social Intelligence</strong></p><p>27. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Conflict Resolution Intelligence</strong> – this is about the ability to resolve</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">26 Mental Habits and Mindset you need to create – to be an intelligent leader</strong> – it is a sample list taken from my article in this website - Art of learning new skills – from the sub-heading- 28 Essential Habits & Skills Those We Need to Learn, Use and master to succeed, be happy, grow</p><p>1. Habit of discipline</p><p>2. Habit of perseverance</p><p>3. Habit of Simplifying</p><p>4. Habit of sticking with the basics</p><p>5. Habit of bouncing back from failures</p><p>6. Skill to become a great observer</p><p>7. Habit of Assertiveness</p><p>8. Habit of Taking Action even if You are Scared and despite your fears</p><p>9. Habit of Being Consistent</p><p>10. Habit of Letting Go</p><p>11. Mindset of Entrepreneurship</p><p>12. Mindset of Giving your 100%*</p><p>13. Art & Skills you need to Master – to be an intelligent leader</p><p>14. Skill of Creativity*</p><p>15. Skill of Leadership Communication</p><p>16. Skill of Conflict Resolution</p><p>17. Skill of Handling Difficult People</p><p>18. Skill of Being a Good Observer</p><p>19. Skill of being True-Professional</p><p>20. Skill of How to Negotiate effectively</p><p>21. Skill of how to Sell</p><p>22. Art of Listening</p><p>23. Art of Asking Questions</p><p>24. Art of Storytelling Presentation</p><p>25. Skill of How to Learn</p><p>26. Art of When to Give up</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">A few Bad Habits You Need to Give Up</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to be an Intelligent Leader</strong> – is a sample list taken from my article on the website - Art of learning new skills – from the sub-heading- <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">57 Bad Habits We Need to Give Up to Be Successful, happy and contented</strong></p><p>1. Ineffective Ways of Managing emotions like – anger, frustration, stress</p><p>2. Impulsive Financial Habits and Unhealthy Beliefs About Money</p><p>3. Habit of Worrying Too Much even for minor insignificant issues</p><p>4. Holding Yourself Back – not expressing – because of the concern - what others will think and feel</p><p>5. Being Controlling and dominating</p><p>6. Using Sarcasm to hurt and control people</p><p>7. Talking more than listening</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">A few Habits you need to inculcate</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to be an intelligent leader</strong> - is a sample list taken from my article on this website - Art of Learning New Skills –39 Habits of Insanely Productive, Successful and Happy People</p><p>1. Facing adversity in the eye and challenging it</p><p>2. Being a source of energy that lifts those around you.</p><p>3. Understanding your priorities</p><p>4. Accepting that relationships are more important than material things.</p><p>5. Being happy for someone else's success.</p><p>6. Having a positive future vision, no matter how bad your current circumstances.</p><p>7. Not letting other people's negativity impact you to bring your motivation down</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">11 things you must stop doing</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to be an intelligent leader</strong> - to make people take you seriously and respect you naturally - each of these are independent actions -– it is a sample list taken from my article on this website - Creating awesome gravitas and memorable leadership-presence– from the sub-heading- 19 things you must stop doing</p><p>1. Stop competing to get attention</p><p>2. Stop looking for validation and approval from others</p><p>3. Stop focusing on what others will think or say about you</p><p>4. Stop stealing the limelight</p><p>5. Stop seeking and taking credit</p><p>6. Stop giving excuses</p><p>7. Stop blaming others</p><p>8. Stop trying to prove that you are smart or the smartest</p><p>9. Stop trying to hide your fear</p><p>10. Stop trying to be someone else</p><p>11. Stop trying to show off</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">A few Actions You need to take to identify and utilize opportunities</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to be an intelligent leader</strong> - is a sample list taken from my article on this website - 49 Tips How to Become a Person Who Identifies and Utilize Opportunities</p><p>1. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Whenever you get a spark of an idea - take action</strong> - if it fails - it should not matter to you - as you will be able to develop resilience and a capacity for taking actions and risks</p><p>2. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to identify trends</strong> - for what changes are taking place in your professional, career, and social front - take proactive action to upgrade your skills, knowledge, and expertise to give the competitive edge and competitive advantage</p><p>3. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Never play politics to gain benefits</strong> - instead create a situation that makes you conquer the world on merit</p><p>4. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to recognize and seize the opportunities</strong> - don't worry about taking action on false opportunities - it is about making your psyche tuned to the opportunities</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">5. Develop the mindset of opportunistic entrepreneur</strong></p><p>6. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Seek out new problems to solve</strong> - even if does not concern you immediately - proactively put yourself in new uncertain situations</p><p>7. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Innovate more - learn the best practices from the world from different fields</strong> than yours and apply them in your situation - read more, learn more, update yourself constantly</p><p>8. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Create maintain and nurture professional and social networks</strong> - which is of very high quality</p><p>9. Keep thinking about creating a breakthrough technology or innovative discovery</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">7 types of people you need to avoid</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to be an intelligent leader -</strong> it is a sample list taken from my article on this website - 65 Reasons Why Intelligent People Have Less Friends</p><p>1. People who accuse and blame others</p><p>2. People who make excuses</p><p>3. People who throw tantrums</p><p>4. People who pass time and waste their time</p><p>5. People who show off and display a lot of drama elements</p><p>6. People who are not very focused on success</p><p>7. People who are not learners</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">9 Elements of Self-assured People You Need to Work on</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">– to Be an Intelligent Leader</strong> - it is a sample list taken from my article on this website - 86 Ways to be Self-assured and 24 Traits of Self-Assured Person</p><p>1. Self-esteem</p><p>2. Self-confidence</p><p>3. Self-aware</p><p>4. Self-pride</p><p>5. Self-belief</p><p>6. Self-acceptance</p><p>7. Self-Efficacy</p><p>8. Self-image</p><p>9. Healthy and Empowering Self-love</p> <p><b data-redactor-tag="b">41 Immutable actions you must take to be an intelligent leader</b></p> <p><span>1. Learn and Build Alliances - Connect with people on a personal level.<br></span><span>2. Focus on being respectable Don't try to be popular or try to be likable<br></span><span>3.Listen closely and avoid making judgment at that time<br></span><span>4. Always focus on having a great talented team - identify and attract & retain talent<br></span><span>5.Assess your people on 9 Box Grid – which measures potential (future performance capacity) vs. performance (present performance) to identify High Potentials, Stars & High Performers for their leadership development plan<br></span><span>6.Determine the key leadership competencies -Invest heavily on capability building and learning<br></span><span>7.For all the important projects – practice and master the art of creating buy-in from key stakeholders<br></span><span>8. Design a robust leadership development plan – include all tools of learning like - Self-paced micro-learning, Leadership mentoring, Job shadowing, cross-functional, Job rotation, Coaching, Exposure to real-time projects, etc.<br></span><span>9. Learn when to take the lead and when to make a person who is most capable under the situation take the lead<br></span><span>10. Be fully self-aware -Identify your leadership style, and know your strengths and weaknesses<br></span><span>11. Figure out which skills you lack that you will need to develop<br></span><span>12. Know your energy levels – spend this on the most important priorities<br></span><span>13. Be clear about your Big-picture<br></span><span>14. Master the art of enrolling others in your dream<br></span><span>15. Know your value and live them<br></span><span>16. Standup for those who can't do for themselves<br></span><span>17. Speak up – learn the art of saying unpleasant things effectively<br></span><span>18. Make self-reflection in your everyday schedule<br></span><span>19. Mentor others become great leaders<br></span><span>20. Get yourself mentored by people you respect and admire Embrace Reverse Mentoring<br></span><span>21. Master the art of Encouraging Challenging Conversations<br></span><span>22. Learn to Leverage Technology<br></span><span>23. Celebrate big and small victories with your team members<br></span><span>24. Learn to appreciate, complement and praise sincerely<br></span><span>25. Accept full accountability for all your decisions, actions and its consequences<br></span><span>26. Practice making tough decisions in time times of uncertainties and flux by identifying feasible options by weighing the pros and cons and then discard those that are not viable<br></span><span>27. Make people empowered through delegation and handholding<br></span><span>28. Develop task management and project management skills<br></span><span>29. Learn to develop understanding of the financial impact of your decisions<br></span><span>30. Learn about AI, AR/VR/MR/XR, ML, ChatGpT/Google Gemini AND how to use the power these technologies for better value creation<br></span><span>31. Learn and practice Value-Focused Thinking, Decision Tree<br></span><span>32. Learn and master different Business Models<br></span><span>33. Be aware of the global best practices and new development LEARN to use these to your best advantage<br></span><span>34. Differentiate yourself - Lead high-performing teams<br></span><span>35. To the degree we use these intelligences – our lives will be filled with meaningful accomplishments - like happiness, success, growth, wonderful relationships, etc.<br></span><span>36. Focus on and create a balance between the most worthwhile and valuable objectives like happiness*, health*, and relationships* along with achieving what are generally required - the materialistic pursuits<br></span><span>37. Identify the areas of your life – which needs to change and are making you feel frustrated or restless<br></span><span>38. Identify what you need to learn – meaning, which Skills, Knowledge, Habits, Abilities, Attitudes – will create the most profound change that we are looking for desperately<br></span><span>39. Learn how to put into practice IMMEDIATELY – what you have learned in small bytes<br></span><span>40. Learn how to customize and improvise for more effective application for greater effectiveness – all that you have mastered<br></span><span>41. Look for ha</span><span>bits or skills - which are Obsolete and are holding you down AND start unlearning, stop practicing</span></p> <p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Few of my articles on this website – you may read</b>. Although almost all the topics covered here has separate do-it-yourself article in my two websites and on my Quora page – on varied areas important to you as human-being, a leader, a family person and a social person</p> <p><span>1.How to be Smart – to know about 43 traits of Smart, intelligent, wise and great people<br></span><span>2.80 tricks How to deal with extremely smart people<br></span><span>3.Creating awesome gravitas and memorable leadership-presence– to know about - 65 actions you need to take to create awesome gravitas and memorable leadership-presence<br></span><span>4.100 Ways Sharpen Your Learning Skills and Abilities – to know - 18 Ways We Learn and How Learning Takes Place<br></span><span>5. How to Be a Badass Men and Women - 90 Hacks for Confidence, Success and Awesome Life – to know - 21 Qualities & Traits of Badass<br></span><span>6.140 Ways To Kick Ass In Every Area Of Life To Achieve Your Wildest Dreams – to know - 18 Most powerful empowering and positive and meaning of the word kick-ass<br></span><span>7.30 ways improve your adversity-intelligence – to know about - 30 ways to enhance, strengthen, sharpen and develop y</span><span>our Adversity-quotient and adversity-intelligence</span></p> <p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">#leadershipintelligence, </strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">#intelligentleader, #habits&skillsofgreatsuccessfulleaders, </strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">#mindsetofintelligentleader, #Intelligentleadership, </strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">#Masteringleadershipintelligence, #howtoBecomeintelligentleader, #Sharpenyourleadershipabilities, </strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">#enhanceyourleadershipcapabilities</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">The Ultimate Guide to Intelligent Leadership: Actions, Habits, Skills and Mindsets</strong></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Developing Leadership Intelligence Leadership Wisdom to be a Great Intelligent Leader </b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Becoming an Intelligent Leader by Sharpening Your Leadership Intelligence & Wisdom</b></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Unlock Your Potential: 41 Actions to Become an Intelligent Leader</strong> (Clear, actionable, and uses a power verb)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be: Master the 24 Essential Intelligences</strong> (Emphasizes personal growth and highlights a key element)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">The Intelligent Leader's Toolkit: Habits, Mindsets, and Skills for Success</strong> (Focuses on providing practical tools and uses alliteration)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Unlock Your Potential: 41 Actions to Become an Intelligent Leader</strong> (Clear, actionable, and uses a power verb)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be: Master the 24 Essential Intelligences</strong> (Emphasizes personal growth and highlights a key element)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">The Intelligent Leader's Toolkit: Habits, Mindsets, and Actions for Success</strong> (Focuses on providing practical tools and uses alliteration)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Become the Intelligent Leader You Were Meant to Be: 41 Actions + 24 Intelligences</strong> (Clear, concise, highlights key points, and uses power words)</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Master the Habits of Intelligent Leaders</strong> (Focuses on self-improvement and uses a benefit-driven approach)</p><p><span>Meta Tags:</span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Description</strong>: <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Elevate your leadership with 41 actionable steps to develop intelligence, 24 core intelligence to master, essential mindsets, and crucial habits. 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