Part II: Administering a Self-Report EQ-i 2.0

Planning the EQ-i 2.0 Assessment Process

Overview

The EQ-i® 2.0 was developed so that it can be used for many different purposes (e.g., leadership development, life coaching, employee selection) across a variety of settings, industries and cultures. While there is no doubt that this level of flexibility in an assessment tool is of a huge benefit to practitioners and researchers alike, it comes with the caveat that the right plan needs to be in place before the EQ-i 2.0 is administered to ensure that it is set up for success.

The guidelines presented on this page bring together psychological testing standards jointly developed by the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education (APA, 1999) with best practices in organizational development, performance coaching, leadership development and training design. The intention is to provide an ethical yet impactful process for using the EQ-i 2.0 in a way that facilitates behavior change.