Overall, street smarts also requires that you can put all these things together for problem solving, and to dodge and weave effectively through the risky business streets.

The street smart super-rich credit the book smart for their mastery of a sophisticated topic, which is why they hire these experts. However, to the street smart, the book-smart are commodities and ...

“Street-smart” is a term that well predates me; my father would use it to describe anyone who knew how to get things done in this hardscrabble world. It is not derogatory.

When people discuss street smarts and book smarts, it’s usually implied that you can only have one or the other. I do not believe that’s the case; people can possess both types of knowledge.

Street-smart people know how to navigate social situations and read a room, and there are certain things they absolutely won't do. Here are 11 things street-smart people avoid doing at all costs ...

You learn to be book smart in school, but you better not forget that you need to also be street smart. As I like to say, knowledge does not become power until it is used. I succeeded because I ...

You learn to be book smart in school, but you better not forget that you need to also be street smart. As I like to say, knowledge does not become power until it is used.

One way to measure "street smarts" is something called "Emotional Quotient" (aka EQ). Here's a quick test to assess your EQ. Find out if you've got what it takes to be a sales superstar!

This little stretch of newsprint has reached a milestone. The first Street Smarts column appeared 25 years ago, on Nov. 20, 1989, a Monday that year, too.

A street-smart entrepreneur knows how to maintain an unruffled exterior, even when under pressure. They are assertive and aren’t afraid to clearly state their expectations in every relationship.

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