Emotional Intelligence
Has Never Mattered More.
As AI transforms how work gets done, the capabilities that make us uniquely human have become the greatest driver of organizational performance.
For more than 20 years, TalentSmartEQ has helped organizations develop emotional intelligence, the foundation for stronger leadership, better teamwork, effective communication, lasting behavior change, and measurable business impact.
The Research is Clear
The latest research confirms what organizations are experiencing every day: the challenge isn’t AI itself. It’s helping people adapt, collaborate, and perform in an AI-enabled workplace.
79%
of organizations face challenges adopting AI.
29%
Only 29% are realizing significant ROI from their AI investments.
80%
Of AI transformation is a people, culture, and behavior challenge—not a technology challenge.
Technology is transforming
how work gets done.
Performance still depends on people.
Our Solutions
Emotional Intelligence Solutions
Whether you’re building foundational EQ, developing leaders, strengthening teams, or measuring impact, TalentSmartEQ provides an integrated portfolio of emotional intelligence solutions designed to create lasting behavior change.
Assessments
Identify your EQ strengths and areas of opportunity with our research-backed assessments, completed by over 3 million people.
Mastering EQ
Learn the four core EQ skills needed to understand and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others to improve communication, relationships and collaboration.
Business Outcomes
What Emotional Intelligence Makes Possible
Develop Effective Leaders
Equip leaders to communicate effectively, build trust, navigate change, and lead with confidence.
Build a Stronger, More Resilient Culture
Create a culture where people communicate openly, adapt to change, navigate challenges, and work effectively together.
Strengthen Team Performance
Improve collaboration, accountability, and effectiveness within and across teams.
Create Lasting Behavior Change
Move beyond one-time training with reinforcement, coaching, and sustainment.
“We set out to provide our analysts with strong people skills and to enhance the effectiveness of the feedback cycle to help prepare them for leadership roles at DaVita, and the 18-month EQ program has 100% accomplished those goals.”
–Bre Leinweber
Manager Analyst Development Programs
“This program helps people to recognize their emotions and then decide how best to manage them for their own benefit first, and then for the benefit of our organization. Our employees are happier, and they bring that to their work.”
–Lisa Kaslon, PhD
Professional Development Coordinator
“EQ training helps us become better teammates, builds better relationships and results in better collaboration. It drives our business and is integral to our award-winning culture.”
–Kathie Patterson
Chief Human Resources Officer
“Emotional Intelligence provides our leaders and team members with the foundation to build their social awareness and relationship management to help us be more empathic to our patients’ psycho-social and medical challenges, increase organizational awareness, and build stronger relationships among our leaders and team members.”
–Patti Adelman
VP for the Center for Learning and Innovation & the Physician Leadership Institute
The World’s Premier Provider of
Emotional Intelligence Solutions
For more than two decades, TalentSmartEQ has been advancing the science and practice of emotional intelligence, helping organizations turn EQ into measurable behavior change and business results.
3M+
EQ Assessments Completed
Helping individuals and organizations develop emotionally intelligence
20+
Years advancing emotional intelligence research and practice
3M
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 books sold. The world’s best-selling book on emotional intelligence
20+
Languages
Supporting global organizations worldwide
Research & Insights
Research That Moves
Emotional Intelligence Forward
2026 State of EQ Report
New research on the human capabilities that will define organizational performance over the next five years.
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Business Performance?
Let’s explore how TalentSmartEQ can help strengthen leadership, improve collaboration, and create lasting behavior change across your organization.