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# 3 Ways to Seem Smarter

By [**Barry Roche**](https://rsg.consulting/blog/author/barry-roche) on 17 Dec 2025

Intelligence is critical for getting ahead in your career. Businesses require their managers and executives to make critical decisions in an increasingly ambiguous and fast-paced environment. Without the required intellectual horsepower, you’re going to have a hard time getting the job done.

“If you look at the correlation between IQ and anything significant, all the predictability is at the low end,” said Dr. Robert Hogan, renowned psychologist and founder and president of Hogan Assessments. In other words, stupid people are statistically more likely to make bad choices than their peers. But we’ve all known people with high IQs who habitually make bad decisions.

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