Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence: Best Practices, Case Studies, and Strategies

1.3. ESE AND MEASURING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

While using an assessment to build your client's emotional and social effectiveness is not necessary, we recommend it. With the results from an assessment in hand, the coach and client can review the client's current capabilities as measured by the assessment and strategically engage in accurate coaching. An assessment also gives you data you may not be able to gain any other way, especially if a client is blind to some limitations or resists telling you about them. Different forms of assessments are available—some individually answered and others in a 360 multi-rater format.

Three EI assessment tools receive considerable attention in the literature and in practice: the EQ-i® (Emotional Quotient ...