WELCOME TO THE EMOTIONAL AGILITY ASSESSMENT

We live in an interdependent world. Our thought process and actions impact others and their conduct impacts us, favourably or adversely. If there is one thing that makes this interdependence work at its peak effectiveness, it is emotional agility. Emotional agility is core to succeeding in an increasingly complex world. It takes knowledge, understanding, personal experiences, a compassionate mindset and most importantly a rigorous discipline to be emotionally aware and then act on those emotions in a thought through way.

How do we balance our personal needs with other’s requirements forms the basis of Emotional Agility between two stakeholders or among multiple ones. And it is never a perfect or a stationary balance. It is an oscillating or shifting balance.

As long as we are able to appreciate this reality and are willing to make adjustments, we can succeed in keeping this balance intact and in an equilibrium.

Emotional Agility is designed for us to have a deeper understanding of self and others.

Then use this understanding to create harmony, trusted relationships and business impact. Before we go any further, emotional agility has three important constructs, each of which have further embedded sub-elements.

1. Know Yourself    - Emotions | Values | Triggers
2. Play Yourself      - Empathy | Resonance | Flexibility
3. Give Yourself      - Resilience | Reframing | Letting Go

To test how you score on each of these dimensions, we have designed a very simple survey.

There are ten statements that you need to reflect on within your context and respond accordingly. The survey statements are behavioural in nature and show your orientation and preference. There are no right and wrong answers, so do not think too much before answering.

Each dimension has ten survey statements that need to be responded, by recording the appropriate numeric response as per the scale. There are no right and wrong answers.

Let’s go!

Know Yourself

Ability to identify and understand own emotions, their root genesis. Tapping into our own emotions and what we value helps us respond more effectively to outside triggers. An awareness of our own emotional states and our needs is critical to any attempt at managing our responses to situations.

Play Yourself

It is the ability to feel something deeply and resonate with other’s emotional responses without judgement. It is also the ability to be aware of our own responses to people’s triggers and choose our response in alignment with our core values. It also helps us meet people where they are in their journey of emotional literacy and management. To connect with others, we need to establish connection which can only happen when we speak and understand the language of emotions.

Give Yourself

Ability to come out and reframe our understanding that existed prior to experiencing other's world. The propensity here is to challenge and realign our assumptions as well as belief systems in light of contradicting information or thought patterns manifested by others. This allows us to understand other's point of view, find opportunities to eliminate our assumptions and make new frames of references. Ability to adapt and calibrate our stance, position, approach with new or better understanding of stakeholders and situations to build rapport, create alignment and strike breakthroughs.