EQ In-Action Profile

A Profile Of You In Relationship

This new tool is based upon developmental psychology, interpersonal neuropsychology, and neurophysiology theory, plus year of clinical, educational, consulting and training work.

A Unique, Powerful Emotional Intelligence Instrument:

This tool makes a contribution to the field in several unique and important ways.

EQ Competencies Measured

This tool is based upon a developmental model (Sarni, Emotional Intelligence Handbook) and measures the three capacities of emotional intelligence, or what others call the "essential components" (Taylor & Bagby). These capacities include:

These capacities provide the foundation for development of the larger array of competencies and skills. When these capacities are well developed the competencies follow with ease.

Several key dimensions of these core capacities are measured. Self-soothing is measured in terms of what we do in relationships; what we tend to do that builds relationships and contributes to positive outcomes and what do we do that is detrimental to relationships and successful outcomes. The eight short vignettes present different difficult dilemmas that give individuals a composite view of their relationship strategies. They are also provided with a profile of how their strategies vary by context and by different issues.

An EQ Fitness Handbook assists integration & gives options for action

"So now that I have a profile, what difference does it make? And what can really be done to make a difference?" The "So what?" question is a good one. Why bother unless real development is possible. The exciting news that is widely documented in brain development literature today is that development continues throughout our lives and very targeted practice actually reshapes the brain by modifying the resources the brain dedicates to a given function (The Social Brain).

This tool includes a fitness handbook that gives a wide variety of practice options for each dimension measured by the tool and encourages individuals to select one to several daily practices they will commit to for a one-month period. It takes repetitive practice to change behavior. Individuals can use the ideas and modify them to fit their unique lifestyle. Everyone is encouraged to create their own plan and make their own commitments. Organizations can easily take these ideas and build them into leadership development programs and/or staff development programs.

Report Profiles

Individual profile reports graphically display an individual's level of fitness on seven dimensions of Self-Reflection and Empathy. This is followed by a brief narrative description of what is measured and the implications for an individual in work relationships. Individuals are encouraged to consider how this information fits with their own experience and to interpret this in terms of their life experience in different situations. The information provides a valuable tool for noticing and practicing self-awareness. It is also useful for engaging family members, colleagues, and friends in a discussion on the degree to which this data fits their experience of them. The profile summary can be used as a rich resource for further exploration.

How it works

The EQ In Action Profile is available in three forms. The streaming video online version is best for people who have high-speed Internet access. The CD version is available for those with a slower Internet interface, and a paper and pencil version is available for using with larger groups or in a classroom where many students are taking it at the same time. Both types of Internet reports are generated immediately and available online as soon as the user has finished taking the tool.

Team reports or large group reports are also available. Each person receives a bound colored report with an EQ Fitness Handbook: 150 Practices for Daily Living.

Validity and Reliability Measures

This tool has undergone a series of high-level statistical analyses to date. A four-page summary of this work is available upon request. The tool has been administered to a diverse group of people, including adult men and women of different age groups (from under 25 to 70), different employment status, different socioeconomic status, and different geographic regions across North America.

Some of the validity and reliability measures that have been done or are underway include face validity, content validity, construct validity, divergent validity, and criterion group validity (measures differences between groups).

Using the tool

This tool is available through Learning In Action Technologies with an interpretive consultation. Certification training is scheduled several times throughout the year for professionals who want to use this tool for leadership development programs, staff development, team development, and coaching or for use in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Three certification options are available, including a comprehensive four-day program, a 2.5-day program, and a distance learning option for seasoned professionals.

For more information go to: www.learninginaction.com or call 206-299-2360.

Sample Reports

Creators of this tool

EQ In Action Profile has been in development for two years with intensive testing of this approach for the past year. The primary developers of this tool have been Jan Johnson, MA and David Erb, PhD. Ronald Short, PhD, and Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD have also made significant contributions. In addition, several hundred professionals across the US and Canada have participated by 1) sharing their own experience as they watched the videos, 2) giving feedback on many different iterations of this tool 3) using variations of this tool and the video segments in their own work and giving us feedback about the value in training and organizational learning, and 4) giving extensive feedback on reporting and what is useful for them personally and as professionals using a tool with their clients as leadership development consultants and coaches.

Jan Johnson, M.A., President, Learning In Action Technologies

Jan has been a leader in roles ranging from Director and Vice President in health care systems to owner of her own successful company for the past twenty-five years. Jan has demonstrated her leadership ability to create a clear vision and then make that vision a successful reality in several organizations and contexts. Her extensive experiences in product and service development, consulting, operations, and providing research services have been key in her current position as President of Learning In Action Technologies. Jan specializes in Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace with simple, practical ways to intentionally enhance EI competencies. She has been the lead visionary, designer and developer of this tool and other EQ products. Jan has presented at professional conferences in the US and Canada and has published several professional articles.

David Erb, PhD, Partner & Senior Consultant

David is a clinical psychologist in private practice. He has worked with individual adults and couples since 1975. He has completed extensive post-doctoral training with the Masterson Institute. In addition, he has consulted with business, agencies, colleges and universities to help them create and alter systems to be more responsive to the needs of people. He has also designed a series of programs to help leaders learn from their experience and their impact on others. Dave coaches leaders who are committed to increase their effectiveness in leading and managing people, including how to use their own experience as a powerful asset in their work. David developed the video segments used in this tool giving particular attention to creating difficult situations that are commonly experienced in the workplace. He was also a co-creator in designing and testing the tool and was a primary writer of the interpretive report.

Ronald R. Short, Ph.D., Founder & Senior Principal, Learning In Action Technologies

Ron is a social psychologist whose thirty-five years of experience include undergraduate and graduate education and extensive experience consulting with organizations in many different kinds of industries both in the United States and abroad. Ron pioneered the application of systems principles in the organization setting following post-doctoral training with Salvador Minuchin, MD, Ph.D., a renowned leader in family systems theory. The very practical consulting and training services available through Learning In Action are a distillation of Ron's long term focused work on understanding relationships within systems and the knowledge that change begins with the ability of individuals to learn from their experience with others. Ron contributed throughout the development of this tool, paying particular attention to make sure the tool has high learning value, is designed to promote learning, and ensures choice and action is place in the hand of the individual.

Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD

Annette is Associate Director of the Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, and research faculty in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington, Seattle. She has been involved in biomedical and health-related research for over 25 years that has involved development of questionnaires and measurement tools, complex data analyses and administration of long-term scientific studies. Her current areas of interest involve neuropsychological measurement of cognition in the elderly and other aspects of aging. Dr. Fitzpatrick has been a collaborator with the Directors of Learning in Action Technologies, Inc, for over 15 years. Her role on this project has been to provide analytic support for development of the measurement instruments and reports from EQ assessment.

Learning In Action Technologies, Inc.