WHAT YOU GET
The Only EQ Assessment That Tells You Which Skills to Work on First
Right now, you are looking at EQ profiles and deciding for yourself which skill your client should work on first. Most EQ assessments tell your clients where they stand. The EQ Accelerator® tells them where to focus. Participants rate all 40 EQ skills on both Importance and Effectiveness. The assessment surfaces the gap between what matters most and how well it is being demonstrated, then applies a complexity weighting algorithm to identify one priority skill per dimension. If your clients are using the EQ-i 2.0 or a similar profile tool, they are getting a snapshot. With the EQ Accelerator, they get a development target.
A 17-Page Development Report Built Around Your Priorities
The Report Covers 40 EQ skills across four dimensions: Self-Awareness, Other Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Other Engagement. Each dimension surfaces one priority skill through gap analysis and complexity weighting. The report follows a What, So What, Now What structure: data, interpretation, and evidence-based action tips tied to each priority.
The Participant Experience Participants access results through the Participant Hub, which delivers the on-screen report, the Explore EQ content module, and Evidentra® where enabled.
The Practitioner Platform You administer through the Pro Account with project-based management, downloadable PDF reports, participant feedback, and NPS reporting at no additional charge.
Built From 78,000 Rater Observations, Not Theory
The 40 EQ skills in the EQ Accelerator were not selected by committee or adapted from an existing model. They were identified through a four-year research initiative that synthesized 193 EQ research threads into 54 candidate skills, then validated each one against a 360-degree dataset of over 9,000 managers and 78,000 raters to determine which skills contributed most to effectiveness and were rated highest in importance. Only the 40 that met both criteria made it into the assessment.
Each skill also carries a complexity weight assigned by an expert panel, which is what makes prioritization possible. When two skills have the same gap score, the algorithm surfaces the one with greater behavioral complexity and contribution to performance. The result is a report that does not just reflect how a participant rated themselves. It tells them what to do next.
WHO THIS IS FOR
For Practitioners Who Are Tired of Doing the Prioritization Work Themselves
Your clients understand their EQ. They just do not know what to do about it.
The EQ Accelerator replaces broad profiles with one defensible development target per dimension, so every session starts with a clear focus instead of a judgment call.
You run leadership programs and the momentum dies between sessions.
The What, So What, Now What report structure and evidence-based action tips give participants something concrete to work on without requiring you to build the bridge.
You are using the EQ-i 2.0 and doing the prioritization work the tool should be doing.
The gap analysis and complexity weighting algorithm identify the highest-leverage target automatically. You are the coach, not the calculator.
You need to show that your programs produce more than insight.
Project-based administration, participant feedback, and NPS reporting give you program-level documentation that connects your work to outcomes stakeholders can see.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Emotional Intelligence Only Changes Things When People Know Where to Start
Practitioners who invest their credibility in EQ development deserve a tool that tells their clients where to start, not just where they stand. Most professionals have taken an EQ assessment. Most walked away with a profile that sits in a drawer because nobody told them which of the forty things on it to work on first. That is where development stalls: not at awareness, but at the moment after awareness when someone needs to decide what to do next. When that moment passes without a clear answer, coaching sessions lose direction, programs produce reports instead of behavior change, and the practitioner’s credibility erodes because results do not stick.
The EQ Accelerator was built for that moment. When your clients leave with a specific skill to develop, a reason it matters to their role, and concrete actions to practice this week, you are no longer the practitioner who interprets profiles. You are the one whose work produces results that hold.
Key Features of the Core Factors EQ Accelerator
40 EQ Skills Across Four Dimensions
Ten skills per dimension across Self-Awareness, Other Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Other Engagement. These are the 40 skills that survived a four-year validation across 193 research threads and 78,000 rater observations, selected because they contributed most to both effectiveness and importance.
Dual 7-Point Rating Scale
Participants rate each skill twice: once for Effectiveness and once for Importance. The 7-point scale was chosen over 5-point alternatives to reduce the leniency bias that compresses meaningful differences into the middle of the range.
Gap Analysis and Complexity Weighting
Calculates the gap between Importance and Effectiveness for every skill. When gaps are tied, a complexity weight built from expert ratings across behavioral difficulty, cognitive load, and contribution to performance breaks the tie. One priority per dimension.
What, So What, Now What Report Structure
What presents the data. So What provides interpretation. Now What delivers practice-tested action tips from the People Skills Handbook. Designed so participants can use the report directly without needing a practitioner to translate.
Evidence-Based Action Tips
Each priority skill includes action tips drawn from the People Skills Handbook, tested in real-world leadership and interpersonal contexts. Specific enough to practice this week, not aspirational enough to forget by next month.
Normative Comparison
Individual scores compared to data from over 9,000 managers and executives. Test-retest reliability: r=.91 at four weeks, r=.83 at three months for Effectiveness ratings.
Participant Hub and Evidentra
Participants access results through the Participant Hub, which delivers the on-screen report and Explore EQ content module. Evidentra® is available where enabled by the practitioner.
Developed by Roger Pearman, Ed.D.
Roger Pearman earned his Ed.D. in Organizational Development and Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the Managing Partner of TalentTelligent, LLC, developer of the Pearman Personality Integrator, and author or co-author of multiple works on emotional intelligence and leadership, including I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just Not You, the People Skills Handbook, HardWired Leadership, and Introduction to Type and Emotional Intelligence. He developed the People Skills 360 assessment and leads the EQ Accelerator Practitioner Foundation Training.
The four-year research initiative behind the assessment, spanning 193 research threads, 9,000 managers, and 78,000 rater observations, was designed to answer a question practitioners were not getting good answers to: not whether a leader had emotional intelligence, but which specific behaviors were creating the most friction.
GET STARTED
Three Steps to Start Using the EQ Accelerator
- Step 2
Schedule Your Onboarding Call
Once approved, you schedule a 30-minute call with your dedicated success manager to walk through the platform, answer questions about accreditation, and get you set up.
- Step 3
Complete the Practitioner Foundation Training
Professional administration requires the Practitioner Foundation Training ($299), led by Roger Pearman. Includes video lessons, the assessment manual, and a competency assessment. Upon completion, the EQ Accelerator is activated in your Pro Account.
FREE DOWNLOAD
Download The EQ Playbook: How Emotional Intelligence Drives Business Success
The EQ Playbook delivers a coherent, data-backed view of why emotional intelligence is now essential to leadership and organizational performance. Built for talent development professionals, this research-driven report connects the dots between EQ, business results, and practical development strategies. With clear takeaways, comparative analysis of major frameworks, and a spotlight on the EQ Accelerator, it offers both insight and implementation. If you’re guiding leaders or shaping learning programs, this report offers a clear, research-based foundation for making emotional intelligence a practical, strategic priority.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Core Factors EQ Accelerator is a self-report tool that offers in-depth insights into 40 emotional intelligence behaviors. It is designed to help individuals and teams improve leadership, interpersonal skills, and overall workplace performance.
The EQ Accelerator is based on decades of emotional intelligence research. Following extensive research, a panel of experts synthesized 193 different research threads into 54 key behavior skills, which were then validated with over 9,000 managers and 78,000 raters to identify the 40 EQ skills that contribute most to effectiveness.
The report presents detailed scores across 40 EQ skills, highlighting gaps between perceived effectiveness and importance. It also offers personalized action tips, making it a practical tool for leadership development and performance improvement.
The EQ Accelerator is designed for leaders and executives, emerging leaders, HR professionals, team managers, customer-facing employees, and change management specialists. It is used by coaches, facilitators, and internal practitioners in leadership development, coaching engagements, and team effectiveness work.
The assessment typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete. Many participants report that the process of rating each skill against behavioral anchors is educational in itself.
The EQ Accelerator measures 40 skills organized into four dimensions: Self-Awareness (understanding your own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors), Self-Regulation (managing reactions and adapting to situations), Social Awareness (perceiving emotions and needs of others), and Relationship Management (building and maintaining positive relationships).
Emotional intelligence is the number one predictor of workplace performance, according to decades of research. Leaders with high EQ coach more effectively, sustain a positive mindset under pressure, and navigate complex social dynamics to elevate performance. Leaders are often hired for technical capabilities but struggle due to behavioral issues rooted in EQ.
The EQ Accelerator can be used with both individuals and teams. It supports individual coaching and development planning as well as team effectiveness work, where shared language around emotional intelligence improves collaboration and reduces conflict.
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