Case Studies

How does emotional intelligence increase value in real-world cases?


Whole and Present: Spiritual Directors Deepen Development by Practicing EQ and SEQ

What happens when spiritual direction training includes emotional intelligence practice? This case study reveals how EQ and SEQ helped spiritual directors grow in awareness, connection, and meaningful development.

From Knowing to Feeling: A Somatic Approach to Growing Emotional Intelligence

Explore how a somatic approach helps build Emotional Intelligence through body awareness, deeper self-regulation, and stronger relationships.

From Membership to Partnership: Developing Emotionally Intelligent Leadership at Doctors Without Borders

Discover how Doctors Without Borders strengthened trust, engagement, and team performance through emotionally intelligent leadership in complex humanitarian environments.

Building Emotionally Intelligent Leadership in Luxury Hospitality

Discover how Amanpulo, the luxury Philippines resort by Aman Group, partnered with Six Seconds to strengthen leadership through Emotional Intelligence coaching, enhancing guest experience, team performance, and operational excellence.

Driving Sustainable Performance Through Emotional Intelligence: Enhancing Leadership and Results in Pharma

Discover how a leading pharmaceutical company used Emotional Intelligence training to boost team performance, enhance communication, and build sustainable leadership.

Physician Assistant Trainees Build Emotional Intelligence — and Feel More Successful — with EQ Workshops and Coaching

A peer-reviewed study at Le Moyne College finds that adding a single EQ coaching session to workshops produces statistically significant gains in PA students' emotional intelligence and feelings of success — with 100% of lower-scoring coached students improving.

Leading Kindness: College Students Grow Emotional Intelligence by Putting EQ into Action

In a controlled study, university students experienced EQ training and then led the POP-UP Festival for children -- leading to greater effectiveness, resilience, and stronger leadership.

Improving Operational Effectiveness at a Global Logistics Company

Leadership development program at Kuehne + Nagel shows how people skills fuel sustainable high performance - even in highly technical roles.

Building Burnout Resilience at UK’s National Health Service

Facing extraordinary pressure with an understaffed and exhausted workforce, leaders at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) demonstrate significant personal and professional growth from an emotional intelligence coaching program.

Growing a New Generation of Leaders at SunCulture

As an off-grid solar technology company, sustainability is at the heart of SunCulture’s work. Internally, that led to an investment in emotional intelligence training.

Empowering for Life Success: Workforce Training for Individuals Facing Racial or Socio-Economic Barriers Correlated with 24% Increase in Key Life Outcomes

This two-year study demonstrates the impact of Twin Cities R!SE’ signature Personal Empowerment Training, which teaches emotional intelligence for personal and professional success.

Breaking Out of the Box: Building Key Skills for Creative Customer Solutions

A major European insurance group commits to improving client loyalty by unlocking creativity and empathy with emotional intelligence.

Creating a Common Language on Campus: Students, Faculty and Staff Grow Emotional Intelligence with Innovative Curriculum

Can you improve emotional intelligence in higher education? This controlled study explores the impact of a 16-week semester course utilizing a social and emotional learning curriculum (SEL) for undergraduate students, faculty, and staff members at the University of Dubuque.

Developing Women Leaders for Greater Equity in East Africa

This study demonstrated a correlation between emotional intelligence and high performance for female CEOs and Board Members in Kenya.

Developing School Counselors’ Emotional Intelligence

Program participants' overall emotional intelligence increased 22.7%, compared to less than 1% for the control group.

Increasing Innovation with Emotional Intelligence at Hyundai

The Hyundai manufacturing plant in Turkey uses emotional intelligence training to increase its front-line leaders' creativity and innovation.

Applying Emotional Intelligence to Support a Struggling Adolescent

An adolescent struggling with self-destructive behavior, and his family, find hope through a treatment program that combined emotional intelligence assessments and an intensive therapeutic wilderness program.

Measuring Students’ Growing Self-Awareness

A high school in Kentucky, USA uses the SEI-YV to create an evidence-based approach to SEL at a high school in Kentucky, USA.

Boosting Academic Learning with Social Emotional Learning

A third-grade classroom in Silicon Valley Elementary School implements Self-Science and sees a 25% boost to academics.

Putting the Care Back in Healthcare Training

In a multiyear study, Liberty University measures key capacities for thriving in medical school.

Providing Exceptional Customer Service at Restaurant Sunndays

Restaurant in Valkenburg, Netherlands fuels customer loyalty and satisfaction by training staff in essential EQ skills.

Building Exceptional Teams Across Industries

EQ coaching increase team engagement for a 90% performance gain. Lessons from four cases by Greengrass Consulting in the United Kingdom.

Creating a New Culture at Sheraton

Improve customer service & retention, and reverse declining sales, with a shared EQ culture.

Growing a Sustainable Model of Performance at Servrx

Navigate massive growth and equip startups with EQ skills to build a strong performance culture.

Revitalizing Company Culture at Westcomm Pump

Facing a crisis of morale, engagement and productivity, Westcomm decides to invest in emotionally intelligent leadership.