Cooper vs. Caruso

Well, amen! This is exactly the type of conversation I want to have about EQ and I thank him for reminding me that there is still a lot of disagreement and discussion as to the various forms of EQ models out there.

You see, many models (like the EQ-Map, and even Goleman's/Hay Group's assessment) really measure personality traits and then repackage them as EQ traits (is it because that's more marketable?). Meanwhile, the MSCEIT is the only assessment that measures true EQ abilities, which are: the ability to identify emotions, use emotions, understand emotions and manage emotions.

Of course the seminal book on EQ is Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence," written in 1995. In September 2004, David Caruso (the "C" in MSCEIT) published his book co-authored with Peter Salovey (the "S" in MSCEIT) called The Emotionally Intelligent Manager. Cooper's book was published in 1998.

I'm open to the idea that different authors have different ideas of EQ.

Finally, here's a compilation of websites that refer to the many EQ references I made above:

The MSCEIT

Chuck Wolfe. Notice he's holding an EQ certification seminar in Barbados! Also, click on "Measuring Emotional Intelligence (towards the bottom of his page) for an interesting read on what different EQ tests really measure.

Jack Mayer

Peter Salovey

David Caruso

Robert Cooper. As I re-researched Cooper, I notice he is no longer partnered with Essi Systems and the EQ-Map. He now advertises he is partnered with Winslow Research Institute a provider of personality tests. In fact, I don'tt see anywhere on his website that he measures EQ. Interesting update, and I never would have discovered that had it not been for this conversation.

Eq-map

The Hay Group/Daniel Goleman