Summary
The author cited a study where software engineers are evaluated by their peers about how successful they are and the relation between their success and EQ/IQ. The study shows their success is correlated zero with their IQ. Their IQ are all above 115 and the range of variance is small. He also gave one example. In his friend's executive recruiting company, some c-level are hired because of high expertise and IQ but fired because of EQ. EQ is represented as: do you give up too soon? can you work toward you goals despite obstacles? do you have a positive outlook or negative outlook? etc
演讲者提到一项针对软件工程师的研究。这项研究让同事评估工程师们的成功程度，然后发现这个成功和他们的智商没有任何关系，反而跟他们的情商有很大关系。因为工程师有智商天花板效应，能做工程师的人几乎智商都超过115。所以，智商差异不大，所以智商带来的影响被削弱了。但是他们的情商差异很大。演讲者还提到自己一个朋友是高管猎头公司。该猎头公司发现之前帮客户雇佣的一些高管被辞退了，后来发现这些高管被辞退的原因是情商。他们因智商高被招进去，却因为情商低被辞退。情商包括很多方面：你是否容易放弃呀？你是否能为达成目标克服困难呀？你的人生观是积极还是消极呀，等等等等......
Vocabulary
the strongest predictors of success 决定成功的最重要因素
floor effect 天花板效应
relationship competency 人际关系能力
get ahead 领先
star performers 优秀的/明星员工
average 普通的 mediocre
vary radically 差别很大
standard deviation 标准方差 （分布集中的范围），文中指大多数人的智力水平
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