What is Emotional Intelligence? 

Emotional intelligence is a set of emotional and social skills that collectively establish how well we:

•       Perceive and express ourselves

•       Develop and maintain social relationships

•       Cope with challenges

•       Use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way

•       It is a predictor of success in life and work

The EQ-i 2.0 Assessment

•       A way to accurately assess strengths and blind spots: take the assessment in less than 20 minutes  

•       A predictable way to measure the current level of emotional and social functioning: receive feedback on your results

•       A vehicle for developing effectiveness in order to improve performance: develop a customized action plan in order to ensure you are focusing on the right development needs

•       The EQ-i2.0 is a valid, reliable assessment 

 

The overall result of well-developed emotional intelligence is healthy emotional and social functioning, which is linked to your well-being (and happiness). There are several facets that work together to produce an effective level of emotional and social functioning and well-being. 

The model starts with self-perception. Understanding yourself allows you to better express yourself. This leads to healthier interactions with others, which then leads to making good decisions. Making good decisions allows you to manage stress better, which leads to understanding your emotions better and so on. 

It is important to consider that the EQ-i2.0model of emotional intelligence is dynamic and:

  • Each facet relies on and influences the others

  • Each facet works together to create healthy emotional intelligence – none is more important than the other

  • The model is circular in nature, there is no start or endpoint

 

Collectively, the EQ-i2.0 model of emotional intelligence produces an overall snapshot of one’s emotional intelligence. 

The EQ-i2.0 measures five distinct aspects of emotional and social functioning:

•       Self-Perception – understanding your emotions

•       Self-Expression – expressing your emotions

•       Interpersonal – develop and maintain relationships

•       Decision Making – use emotions to make better decisions

•       Stress Management – cope with challenges

 

Applying the EQ-i 2.0

There are many ways the EQ-i2.0 can be used:

•       Selection

•       Self-Awareness

•       Succession Planning

•       Leadership Development

•       Executive Coaching

•       Team Effectiveness

 

Why the EQ-i 2-0 Assessment?

Why is Emotional Intelligence Important to Employee and Leadership Development?

•       Emotional Quotient (EQ) is estimated to account for 27 to 45% of job success.

•       EQ and IQ are not highly correlated, meaning that there is nothing to suggest that if IQ is high then EQ will be high or inversely if IQ is low, EQ will be low.

•       IQ is set and peaks around 17 years of age, EQ is not fixed and rises steadily with age. 

•       Research has demonstrated that an individual's Emotional Intelligence is often a more accurate predictor of success than the individual's IQ. 

Competencies are successfully demonstrated when a strong foundation of similar emotional and social skills are present.