Vol 03 · EQ in Action

EQ in Action – Fillable Workbook (Vol 03, A Culture of Kindness Leadership Library)

A practical, fillable workbook to build your emotional intelligence step by step, from knowing yourself to connecting more deeply with others.

Feel it. Understand it. Lead with it.

Putting emotional intelligence to work every day

Emotional intelligence isn't something you're born with. It's a set of skills you can learn. This workbook is your training ground: a practical, personal journey from knowing yourself to connecting more deeply with others.

Built around Nahla Summers' KQ² – The Human Equation, it combines original exercises with well-established research to help you notice, name and manage your emotions, quieten your inner critic and build stronger, more honest relationships.

Inside you'll find

45+ practical tools across 8 sections, including:

•     A 16-question EQ self-assessment and personal EQ profile

•     An emotional vocabulary builder, body map and diary of emotions

•     Tools for self-compassion, reframing and staying calm under pressure

•     Guides for empathy, feedback, hard conversations and repair

•     A 90-day EQ growth plan and 12-week habit tracker

The 8 sections

1.     Your EQ Starting Point

2.     Know Your Emotions

3.     Manage Your Emotions

4.     Read Others

5.     Connect and Influence

6.     EQ in Your Leadership

7.     EQ Under Pressure

8.     Your 90-Day EQ Growth Plan

Who it's for

•     Anyone who wants to understand and manage their emotions better

•     Leaders and managers who want to lead with more empathy and self-control

•     People preparing for a new role or a bigger team

•     Coaches, HR and L&D professionals running EQ development

What you get

•     A 92-page A4 PDF workbook by Nahla Summers, creator of KQ² – The Human Equation

•     Fully fillable: type your answers straight into the page, click to score the self-assessments and save as you go

•     Print-friendly too, if you prefer to write by hand

•     Works best in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader on computer, tablet or phone

Using it with your team

This licence is for one person. You may copy the fill-in templates for use with your own team. For use across a department or organisation, multi-user and facilitator licences are available: get in touch via acultureofkindness.co.uk.

Part of the A Culture of Kindness Leadership Library, an eight-volume series of practical workbooks for leading and living with kindness, courage and honesty. This is Vol 03.