Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire
Read each statement and decide how strongly the statement applies to YOU. Score yourself 1 to 5 based on
the following guide. 1 = Does not apply ~ 3 = Applies half the time ~ 5 = Always applies
S. N. Statement 1 2 3 4 5
1. I realise immediately when I lose my temper
2. I can 'reframe' bad situations quickly
3. I am able to always motive myself to do difficult tasks
4. I am always able to see things from the other person's viewpoint
5. I am an excellent listener
6. I know when I am happy
7. I do not wear my 'heart on my sleeve'
8. I can usually prioritise important activities at work and get on with it
9. I am excellent at empathising with someone else's problem
10. I never interrupt other people's conversations
11. I usually recognise when I am stressed
12. Others can rarely tell what kind of mood I am in
13. I always meet deadlines
14. I can tell if someone is not happy with me
15. I am good at adapting and mixing with a variety of people
16. When I am being 'emotional' I am aware of this
17. I rarely 'fly off the handle' at other people
18. I never waste time
19. I can tell if a team of people are not getting along with each other
20. People are the most interesting thing in life for me
21. When I feel anxious, I usually can account for the reason(s)
22. Difficult people do not annoy me
23. I do not evade issues
24. I can usually understand why people are being difficult towards me
25. I love to meet new people and get to know what makes them 'tick'
26. I always know when I'm being unreasonable
27. I can consciously alter my frame of mind or mood
28. I believe you should do the difficult things first
29. Other individuals are not 'difficult' just 'different'
30. I need a variety of work colleagues to make my job interesting
31. Awareness of my own emotions is very important to me at all times
32. I do not let stressful situations or people affect me once I leave work
33. Delayed gratification is a virtue that I hold to
34. I can understand if I am being unreasonable
35. I like to ask questions to find out what it is important to people
36. I can tell if someone has upset or annoyed me
37. I rarely worry about work or life in general
38. I believe in 'Action this Day'
39. I can understand why my actions sometimes offend others
40. I see working with difficult people as a challenge to win them over
41. I can let anger 'go' quickly so that it no longer affects me
42. I can suppress my emotions when I need to
43. I can always motivate myself even when I feel low
44. I can sometimes see things from others' point of view
45. I am good at reconciling differences with other people
46. I know what makes me happy
47. Others often do not know how I am feeling about things
48. Motivations has been the key to my success
49. Reasons for disagreements are always clear to me
50. I generally build solid relationships with those I work with
Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire
Total and interpret your results
1. Record your 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 scores for the questionnaire statements in the grid below. The grid organises the
statements into emotional competency lists.
Self-awareness Managing emotions Motivating oneself Empathy Social Skill
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
2. Calculate a total for each of the 5 emotional competencies
Total = Total = Total = Total = Total =
(SA) (ME) (MO) (E) (SS)
3. Interpret your totals for each area of competency using the following guide.
35-50 This area is a strength for you
18-34 Giving attention to where you feel you are weakest will pay dividends.
10-17 Make this area a development priority.
4. Record your result for each of the emotional competencies: strength, needs attention or development priority.
Strength Needs attention Development priority
Self-awareness
Managing emotions
Motivating oneself
Empathy
Social Skill
5. Consider your results and identify one or two actions you can take immediately to strengthen your emotional
intelligence. Put them into your Well-being Work Plan.
