The Skill That Makes Smart People Smarter

You've met them. The executive with the 170 IQ who keeps repeating the same mistake. The emotionally intelligent manager who reads every room perfectly but never stops to ask whether the strategy itself is wrong. Brilliant people. Frustrating results.

The missing piece isn't more intelligence. It's not more empathy. It's the ability to watch yourself think and catch yourself when you’re thinking is off. That's metacognition. And for most leaders, it's completely undeveloped.