When emotional intelligence first appeared to the masses in 1995, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70% of the time. This anomaly threw a massive wrench into what many people had always assumed was the sole source of success—IQ. Decades of research by Harvard University now point to emotional intelligence as the critical factor and the #1 skill that sets star performers apart from the rest of the pack. 

TalentSmart tested emotional intelligence alongside 33 other important workplace skills, and found that emotional intelligence is the strongest predictor of performance, explaining a full 58% of success in all types of jobs.

“Of all the people we’ve studied at work, we’ve found that 90% of top performers are also high in emotional intelligence. On the flip side, just 20% of bottom performers are high in emotional intelligence. You can be a top performer without emotional intelligence, but the chances are slim.

At NeuroEtiquette™, we utilize the EQ-i 2.0® — the gold standard in emotional intelligence assessment — to identify the EQ competencies that directly impact your organization’s bottom line. We transform assessment data (by profiling the emotional intelligence signatures of your star performers) into targeted development initiatives that enhance leadership capability, inform smarter hiring decisions, boost team performance, and deliver sustainable ROI through improved engagement, retention, and decision-making.