Part V: creating the EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 2.0

Leadership EQ 360 Report Interpretive Guide

Overview

Introduction

Welcome to the most comprehensive way of examining a leader’s emotional intelligence! The Leadership EQ 360 Report was designed for those who work with leaders of all levels, to provide an in-depth look at EI strengths and weaknesses through the lens of leadership. It can then compare how your client sees himself/herself with observations from others, offering a full 360 degree perspective on your client’s EI profile.

This supplement describes the features of the Leadership EQ 360 Report, an overview of the research behind EI and Leadership, interpretation suggestions for working with the report options, as well as a description of how the report was developed.

This report correlates EQ-i 2.0 subscales with leadership performance across various competencies. It is a robust and engaging framework through which leaders can compare their results to a cohort of top leaders (see Leadership EQ 360 Sample Data Collection in the Development of the EQ 360 Leadership Report section below for a description of the leadership sample).

Consistent with the Workplace EQ 360 Report (formerly known as the EQ 360 Report), the Leadership EQ 360 Report is flexible to the individual needs of you and your clients. As such, many of the features described in the next section are options, meaning you can turn them on and off depending on your interpretation needs. Both popular and academic literature are teeming with leadership models and theories; you may use some of these models or you may use your own theory. Either way, the Leadership EQ 360 Report uses a framework that aligns itself to almost any leadership or competency model. Its malleable nature, much like EI itself, was one of the key characteristics emphasized in the development of the framework.

The Leadership EQ 360 Report examines the individual’s emotional intelligence and how this affects his/her leadership abilities. These self-report measures are also examined in relation to how others see the individual.