As you can see, none of the Executive Intelligence questions prompted the candidates to use any particular cognitive skill in their response, but the problems required the application of specific skills to answer them well. There is no one right solution to the hypothetical situations posed. Executive Intelligence measures focus on the quality of a candidate’s thinking process and evaluate whether or not this process enabled him or her to reach a sound conclusion.

When someone provides a strong, well-reasoned answer to an Executive Intelligence question, their answer often seems obvious after the fact. This is because the skillful thinking behind it is so clear in its inescapable ...

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