Make emotional intelligence visible — and develop what makes people and teams stronger
In twenty minutes the EQ-i 2.0 maps how you see yourself, express yourself, connect, decide and handle pressure. Scientifically validated, used worldwide — and translated into Dutch practice by Q4 Profiles.
- Official MHS instrument
- Scientifically validated
- Used worldwide since 1997
- Also available as EQ 360
- ICF-accredited
What is the EQ-i 2.0?
The EQ-i 2.0 measures emotional intelligence: the ability to recognise, understand and effectively use emotions in yourself and in others. You complete an online questionnaire and receive a profile across five composite scales and fifteen subscales.
It is not a personality test and not an IQ test. Where personality is largely stable, the EQ-i 2.0 measures skills you can develop. The instrument is scientifically validated and used worldwide by coaches, HR professionals and organisations to identify talent, support development and strengthen effective leadership.
- 20 minto complete
- 12 languagesavailable
- 18+from age 18
Five composite scales, fifteen subscales
The EQ-i 2.0 works with five composite scales that together cover the whole of emotional and social functioning. Each scale has three subscales. At the heart sits Well-Being: not a sixth scale, but a gauge of your overall satisfaction.
EQ-i 2.0® and EQ 360® are registered trademarks of Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS).
MHS (Multi-Health Systems) is a Canadian organisation based in Toronto, founded in 1983 by clinical psychologist Dr Steven Stein. For more than forty years, MHS has developed scientifically validated assessments and solutions to measure and develop human potential. With broad expertise in talent development, leadership and emotional intelligence, MHS is the developer and publisher of EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360.
What do you receive in an EQ-i 2.0 report?
You receive a clear starting point for an in-depth conversation with a certified professional.
A personal overview
Your scores across five composite scales and fifteen subscales, brought together clearly.
Context for work and development
A report variant that fits the question: work, leadership, a team or 360-degree feedback.
A basis for the debrief
Scores gain meaning in a conversation about your context and development question.
EQ-i example profiles
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For professionals, leaders and organisations
The EQ-i 2.0 offers a shared language for emotional intelligence in development, collaboration and leadership.
Coaches and counsellors
For development conversations centred on self-insight and emotional skills.
HR and L&D
For programmes on leadership, well-being and sustainable employability.
Leaders and teams
For conversations about working together, handling pressure and the effect on others.
Why emotional intelligence matters
Emotional intelligence is not a soft extra. It shapes how decisions land, how teams get through busy periods, and whether people stay.
Stronger leadership
Leaders who know their own emotions make better decisions and bring people along faster.
Teams that really collaborate
Insight into mutual dynamics improves communication, trust and resilience.
A safe culture people stay in
EQ in the organisation raises engagement and psychological safety.
Can be developed
Emotional intelligence is not fixed: these skills can be developed.
From report to conversation
Which report you choose depends on the question behind it. All reports rest on the same questionnaire; they simply translate the scores into a different context.
Workplace Report
For professionals in their work context: how your scores play out in collaboration, communication and everyday choices.
Leadership Report
Translates your scores into leadership competencies and compares them with leaders who score highly on EQ.
Currently available in English only.
Group Report
The collective EQ profile of a team: what the group is strong in, and where its shared blind spot lies.
EQ 360
Feedback from your manager, colleagues and others alongside your own view — the gap between them is the yield.
Currently available in English only.
Across the whole employee life cycle
The same instrument does different work at each stage of a career. Four moments where organisations put the EQ-i 2.0 to use.
Recruit
Select on emotional skills, not on the CV alone.
Strengthen
Build well-being and resilience before the slack runs out.
Coach
Give development at every level direction, with a shared language.
Lead
Develop leaders who connect as well as decide.
EQ-i × DISC
DISC shows the outside
DISC shows how someone behaves and communicates: the visible pattern colleagues deal with every day.
EQ-i 2.0 shows the inside
The EQ-i 2.0 shows what sits underneath and how someone handles it: which emotions are at play and what happens with them.
Together
You understand not only the behaviour, but also why someone falls back on it under pressure — and what can be developed. That combination is where Q4 Profiles stands apart.
From intake to development plan
An EQ-i 2.0 trajectory is more than a questionnaire. These are the five steps a certified professional walks through with you.
- 1
Intake
Set the goal and context with your certified professional.
- 2
Online questionnaire
About twenty minutes, wherever and whenever suits you.
- 3
Report
Your profile across 5 composite scales and 15 subscales.
- 4
Debrief
Your scores in context, with attention to how they hang together.
- 5
Development plan
Concrete steps, and follow-up to make them stick.
Become EQ-i certified yourself
Want to administer and debrief the EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 yourself? Then take the Q4 Profiles certification training.
- ICF-accredited certificationRecognised by the International Coaching Federation, the international professional body for coaching.
- Two intensive days, pressure-cooker style
- On the Vergaderark at the Westeinderplas, fully catered
- A unique combination with Personal Style (DISC)
- Guided by experienced trainers, with support after certification
What partners say about it
More than a hundred certified partners work with the Q4 Profiles instruments.
EQ-i truly provides a starting point for someone's development. Where DISC mainly shows how you naturally behave and communicate, EQ-i helps explain that behaviour: which emotions, beliefs and skills play a role for me? And that combination leads to wonderful conversations.
I work with EQ-i because behaviour never tells the whole story. At HumanHabits, we look not only at what someone does, but also at why they do it. Emotions are not an obstacle to leadership; they are information. EQ-i gives me a deeper layer of self-awareness and helps people take more conscious responsibility for their behaviour and impact.
SMSoeredj MonorathBehaviour specialist, trainer-coach & author | HumanHabitsFor me, sustainable development starts with self-awareness. EQ-i makes visible and discussable how someone handles themselves, emotions and relationships, and where there is strength and room to grow. Precisely because it looks beyond visible behaviour, it adds depth and often provides surprisingly clear starting points for real change.
In practice, I see that behaviour is not determined by preferences alone. Emotions often have an influence, especially when someone is under pressure. EQ-i makes these processes visible and therefore discussable, while offering concrete starting points for development and finding greater balance.
MBMartin BoersEQ-i is a valuable instrument to me, because dealing well with emotions is an important foundation for mental health, personal leadership and sustainable employability. Where DISC shows what you need to thrive, EQ-i shows how emotions influence everyday functioning.
PHPatricia Hoogervorstowner of PHOOcusWithin my LeaderSHIFT programme and DIVE into Development method, the EQ-i 2.0 is a valuable starting point for development. The profile provides insight into the social and emotional skills someone already uses strongly and where there is room to grow.
Marcella AndringaCareer ChoreographerThe key to good (personal) leadership lies in the ability to integrate your head = IQ with your heart = EQ. Communication is always the common thread in everything you do. To become aware of how you communicate and what effect this has on the other person, it is very valuable to learn more about yourself and your conscious and subconscious patterns. Your EQ, emotional intelligence, is a very important part of this.
Find a certified partner
The EQ-i 2.0 is always administered by a certified professional. Find a partner near you.
Questions about the EQ-i 2.0
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EQ-i 2.0® and EQ 360® are registered trademarks of Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS). Q4 Profiles is an officially certified partner.