We have compiled several questions that can be used while thinking about your own UEQ profile or discussing someone’s profile with them.
Questions for Part 1 - Goals
What is your understanding of Emotional Intelligence/ EQ?
How/ why do you think EI/ EQ might impact your outcomes?
Are there any particular dilemmas you’re currently facing?
Which of these outcomes (Effectiveness, Quality of Life, Relationships, Wellbeing) is that linked to?
What would you ultimately like to achieve?
As you read this, what do you think and feel about what it’s telling you?
How do you feel reading this feedback about how things are going for you now?
Any surprises?
How would you define success in these area of your life, Effectiveness, Quality of Life, Relationships, Wellbeing?
What does success in each/ selected “outcome/s” look like, feel like for you?
What would that future feel like, look like?
Do you have anything that you’re working towards?
What’s holding you back?
Let’s put ourselves into the future: we meet up for a celebratory coffee in 6 or 12 months. What’s changed, which of these outcomes have improved and how?
On a scale of 1-10, how important is this/ each of these goals for you?
How would you know you were achieving your goal/s?
Thinking about how you define success for yourself, does any of this resonate with you?
Thinking about the future, what are some things about your personal growth that come to mind right now?
What do you want to work on/ develop?
Questions for Part 2 - Leveraging EQ process
Does the profile reflect you?
What do you agree with in your profile?
Is there anything you disagree with?
After reading the feedback in this section:
Is there a particular area you want to focus on?
What part of those comments ring true to you? How does that show itself in your life?
In what areas of your life could you imagine you are on autopilot?
Could you leverage your EQ to be more intentional?
Why do you think you sometimes react/ behave on autopilot?”
What might be the implications of acting on autopilot?
What are some things you think might help you to shift out of autopilot?
Does your profile resonate with you?
How do you see your profile showing up in your everyday interactions (do you have some specific examples — how do these relate to your goals)?
Looking at your profile, how do you think your current profile can help you to achieve your goal?
How can you use your strong areas to help you to address other areas?
What would the benefits/ impact be of having a more balanced K,C,G?
What are your biggest challenges in achieving your goals?
How can these areas (Know Yourself, Choose Yourself, Give Yourself) help you with your goals?
Questions for Part 3 - Action Planning
Which of these action steps do you see as most interesting for you?
Which of these action steps grabs your attention?
Anything else here that is of interest to you?
Where would you start taking action?
What is one thing you can do differently from now? How do you think this will help you?
What would help you make a commitment to one of these action steps?
Using these tips as a guide, what are some specific things you can do under each K,C,G to unlock/ strengthen your EQ and use it to achieve your goals?
Pick 1 that you can commit to putting into action now.
What are some experiments you could try?
On a scale of 1-10, how committed are you to putting these ideas into action?
How are you going to keep yourself on track and hold yourself accountable?
What challenges do you foresee in taking action? What might you do to overcome these?
Which are easy action steps for you?
Is there anything we have discussed that will help you carry out any of your action steps? In what way?
What part seems difficult?
What are the challenges of your action steps?
How would you overcome these challenges?
Do any of these action steps help you achieve the goals that you set out originally? In what way?
Do any of these action steps hinder the achievement of the goals that you set out originally? In what way?
Are you ready to experiment with one of these?
What are your biggest insights/takeaways from this?
What would you like to do differently this week?
What help do you need to get started?