Table 4.
Intelligence frameworks for smart leadership.
Skill | Question | Methodology | |
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Contextual intelligence | |||
Framework |
Understanding Framework the context |
Where are we and where do we wish to go? | Facing the pandemic, leaders should understand its context with clarity by listening, feeling, and sometimes using intuition to catch the reality and generate perspectives based upon active listening. Furthermore, they should be willing to anticipate extreme scenarios supported by meaningful foresight processes. This clarity of context is essential for taking relevant action. This is contextual intelligence. |
Moral Intelligence | |||
Having a moral code | Why? | They need to articulate and disseminate values and a sense of purpose that justifies the sacrifice of people for the common good. | |
Emotional intelligence | |||
Framework | Showing social and emotional intelligence | How? | Social and emotional intelligence expresses values in interacting with and influencing others. This connection is through our empathy and compassion helps leaders and us to communicate in ways that are credible and trustworthy which consider the social and emotional aspects of the society. This enables smart collaborative decisions and self-development. |
Generative intelligence | |||
Framework | Creating solutions | What solutions? | They are expected to generate solutions, by implementing innovation processes to develop new ideas and develop them into meaningful solutions on a timely basis and with full appreciation of diverse opinions and expertise. |
Technological intelligence | |||
Framework | Embracing technology | What technological solutions? | They need to embrace new technologies in reshaping society’s institutions. These innovations include remote learning, new healthcare delivery systems, collaboration, new distribution channels for needed resources, etc. |
Transformative intelligence | |||
Framework | Driving transformations | What do we wish to achieve? | This is an ability to create and drive a meaningful roadmap with clear, credible communication and to motivate people to take action. Leaders are expected to drive transformational agendas by creating trust, cultivating feelings of caring and safety, using narratives to engage others in achieving a desired outcome, and expressing a purpose that is shaped by a set of values and responsibility. |