There are many people that think that IQ is not even valuable anymore. I totally disagree. Someone with an extremely high IQ can tend to be emotionally disconnected and may seem robotic. I've seen these individuals and work with them daily. Now I pride my self in having a high IQ of 137 but this helps me bridge the gap between analytical and emotionally driven. I make sound decisions because I use my intellect first then I allow my emotions to make the final call."does it feel right?". Then there are those situations that I make a decision emotionally and then I use my intellect to make the final call. "will this work?". This is an advantage to those that are far from the middle in either direction. EI is great, but intelligence goes much further to reinforce that decision.