Do you think most senior-level leaders demonstrate the Executive Intelligence required to make good decisions? Think again. When it comes to accomplishing tasks, the lack of Executive Intelligence is a pervasive problem in the most senior ranks of corporate America, and it is responsible for some of its most catastrophic business failures. Here’s one real-life example:

In the 1980s General Motors was struggling with terrible labor relations. Strikes and the high costs of unionized labor were taking a terrible toll on GM’s profitability. At the same time, U.S. manufacturers were losing market share to more efficient Japanese competitors. GM’s CEO, Roger Smith, boldly decided ...

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