After nearly two decades of rolling up my sleeves and leading large-scale change through mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and corporate turnarounds, I built the Change EQ™ Framework. It’s the natural evolution of my work in organizational change management, and it reflects one simple truth: change isn’t just strategic, it’s emotional.​

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Change EQ™ As Organizational Change Readiness​ 

Change EQ™ is what happens when emotional intelligence (EQ) meets the instinctive ways people respond to change. It doesn’t replace the fundamentals of traditional change management; it enhances them. Specifically, it lives within the often-overlooked space of Change Readiness, where leaders assess not just the “what” and “how” of change, but the emotional readiness of the people experiencing it.

 

At the heart of Change EQ™ are the 4 Pillars of Change Leadership:

• Presence – Leading with self-awareness, calm, and clarity in the midst of uncertainty

• Connection – Building trust and psychological safety across teams

• Insight – Understanding both emotional patterns and change preferences to make better decisions

• Energy – Sustaining momentum, engagement, and emotional resilience throughout the change journey​

 

These pillars anchor how we assess and coach leaders using tools like the EQ-i 2.0 and the Change Style Indicator. Together, they help leaders move from reaction to intention, and guide their teams through change with empathy, alignment, and strength.​

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What Is Change EQ™?

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You’ve heard of emotional intelligence. You’ve seen change style frameworks. But what happens when you connect them? This is the Change EQ™ difference.

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How It Works

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Most assessments give you data. Change EQ™ gives you direction.

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You’ll complete two gold-standard tools:

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• The EQ-i 2.0, which measures how you manage emotions, relationships, and stress

• The Change Style Indicator (CSI), which reveals your default approach to change, whether you lean toward preserving stability, driving innovation, or balancing both

 

Then, I connect the dots. Through a custom interpretation layer I’ve developed, I analyze how your emotional intelligence patterns interact with your change style tendencies, and what that means for how you lead, how your team responds, and where tension or synergy may show up during transformation.

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This is not a new assessment. It’s not a rebrand. It’s a strategic coaching analysis designed to unlock insights you won’t get from either tool alone.

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Why It Matters​

You’re not just leading a process. You’re leading people, people who feel change before they understand it.​ Change EQ™ gives you the roadmap to:

• Spot emotional blind spots during change

• Understand why communication or engagement may break down

• Coach others more effectively through resistance, ambiguity, or burnout

• Lead with both insight and empathy​​

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Who Is Change EQ™ For?​

Change EQ™ is built for:​

• CEOs, division presidents, and senior executives leading high-impact transformations​​

• HR leaders who want to build emotionally intelligent change capability across teams​

• Change agents, consultants, and project sponsors tasked with driving results without burning out their people​​

• Leaders at any level who need to communicate with clarity, lead with empathy, and reduce change resistance​​

 

If you’ve ever thought, “I wish my team could just get on board faster,” or “Why does this change feel so emotionally draining?” Change EQ™ is for you.