+61 9555 7955Are your leaders emotionally intelligent?
Although Emotional Intelligence (EI) is now widely acknowledged as a predictor of leadership capability, do you know what level of emotional intelligence your leaders are currently demonstrating?
We understand that emotional intelligence is talked about a lot, but it can be hard to grasp what that really means in terms of day-to-day leadership actions. Fortunately, the ability to assess and measure emotional intelligence is now well established.
Research has shown a leader’s EI can be strengthened and improved by benchmarking current capabilities across a range of scales and devising a training program that focuses on growth opportunities.
World-leading emotional intelligence leadership assessment
Neural Networks worked in partnership with Multi-Health Systems (MHS), who own the EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence Assessment, to design a powerful leadership lens that extends on an individual leader’s EI results.
An overall emotional intelligence score is provided by the EQ-i 2.0® emotional intelligence and leadership assessment. The EQ-i 2.0 profile, together with our Leadership Insights report will provide you with powerful insights into the leader’s strengths and indicate the highest priority development areas.
Each capability is broken down into sub-capabilities where the emotional intelligence sub-scale analysis is conducted. This capability is flagged as a potential development opportunity if a defined sub-scale combination is present.
EQ-i 2.0 & NNC Leadership Insights Sample Reports
You can view a sample of both the EQ-i 2.0 and NNC Leadership Capability Lens reports below.
Solutions Showcase
Solution 1 - Overwhelmed leadership team of government agency
The challenge
- Significant workload and political pressure leading to overwhelm and focus on urgent rather than important tasks.
- Need for leaders to focus on key priorities and avoid reverting to easy tasks in challenging times.
- Political spotlight on them heightened the situation.
- Director's need for a way to help leaders focus and assess their capabilities.
Our solution
- Defined role clarity to provide clear expectations and prioritise key activities.
- Mapped PSC Capability Framework against EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence assessment.
- EQ360 assessments for leaders to measure self-perception and feedback from others.
- Analysis of EQ360 results to identify capability gaps against the PSC Capability Framework.
- Design of a tailored leadership program based on analysis results.
- One-on-one coaching sessions to embed learning, contextualise it to the environment, and address mindset issues.
Solution 2 - Internal Process Improvement for financial institution
The challenge
- Lean Six Sigma initiatives identified a need for increased emotional intelligence for successful implementation.
- Desire to develop self-awareness and understanding of emotional intelligence among a large group in a short timeframe.
- Importance of understanding the impact of emotions and behaviours on others and managing emotional states.
- Need for leaders to foster inclusivity in the workplace (as a mandatory scorecard measure).
Our solution
- Unique program design with a long-term scaffolded approach.
- Phase 1: EQ360 profiling and debriefs for leaders, EQ-i 2.0 self-assessments and debriefs for team members, and a half-day workshop on building awareness and critical EI competencies.
- One-on-one coaching for leaders based on EQ360 results.
- Phase 2: Focus on embedding elements like internal capability development, a coaching framework, Master Coach program and support for building resilience and agility.
Solution 3 - Emerging Leaders Recruitment for bank division
The challenge
- Identify emerging leaders with high emotional intelligence for a program.
- Analyse potential participants' EI profiles against a leadership framework.
Our solution
- Integrated EQ-i 2.0 Workplace Report into the Assessment Centre for questioning on critical EI competencies.
- Applicants completed EQ-i 2.0 as part of the interview process.
- Mapped EQ-i 2.0 against key competencies and provided an analysis template for internally EQ-i Certified professionals.
- Developed experiential and behaviour-based interview questions based on individual assessment results.
Our emotional intelligence and leadership experience
The Neural Networks team has been assessing, training, and developing emotionally intelligent leaders for over two decades and has extensive experience providing emotional intelligence and leadership training to organisations in almost every industry.
Frequently Asked Questions About Emotional Intelligence & Leadership
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