Workplace psychologists OPP have announced the launch of the Emotional Judgement Inventory™ (EJI™). The EJI brings together the most respected theories of emotional intelligence, providing a tangible, practical way of predicting and enhancing job performance.
EJI builds on the model of emotional intelligence developed by psychologists Salovey and Mayer. It measures seven key aspects of emotional intelligence, showing how well individuals recognise and manage their own and others’ emotions, and how well they can adapt and problem-solve using emotional information.
EJI’s applications support executive coaching, leadership development, counselling, selection and assessment and career development.
Betsy Kendall, OPP’s Chief Operating Officer and Head of Professional Services, said: “Emotional intelligence is fundamental in securing positive business results. We’re social creatures: getting an organisation to function effectively is a much about exploiting emotional information as it about responding to factual issues. Emotional information influences how we carry out particular tasks, our judgement and our approach to problem solving.
“The EJI is a robust measure of emotional intelligence and has proven links to job performance. Research conducted with the EJI has shown that being able to read and influence emotions of others helps salespeople to be more persuasive.”
Commenting as an EJI end-user, Ralph Mortensen, Senior Consultant at specialist recruiters Vantage Consulting, said: “Its assessment of emotional sensitivity, management and expression offers particularly helpful insights about leadership and sales candidates. EJI allows me to closely examine important characteristics that general personality inventories only measure indirectly.”
Using the concepts measured by the EJI, a coach or expert facilitator can help individuals better understand when it is appropriate to express feelings openly, or adopt strategies to control their mood. By getting this regulatory balance right, people can learn to use their emotions constructively, improve their ability to prioritise and problem-solve, and stimulate their creativity.