Most of us know that high intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ) are important qualities in employees, but the digital age demands other skills and abilities too, including learnability quotient (LQ), data intelligence (DQ) and team intelligence (TQ).
“These attempts to measure intelligence in cognitive ability and emotional understanding have long been, for better or worse, an important element in determining professional ability and integration readiness in the workplace. [However], the 'new ways of work' mean we need to find new ways of establishing whether people are the right fit for positions or teams,” says ManpowerGroup South Africa MD Lyndy van den Barselaar...
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