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Famous EQ Characters

Below are a few examples of people from movies and TV shows to help highlight the 5 core competencies in Emotional Intelligence training. For each competency, we have used an example of someone who represents a low score, and someone who represents a high score.


Homer Simpson - The Simpsons and Yoda - Star Wars

Johnny Storm - The Fantasic Four and Chubbs - Happy Gilmore

George Costanza - Seinfeld and Erin Brockovich

Fletcher Reede - Liar Liar and Deanna Troi - Star Trek Next Generation

Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory and Alex Hitchens - Hitch


More on Emotional Intelligence

Check out the EQ profile page — or one of our combination profiles like Behavioural Intelligence (DISC and EQ).

Trevor O'Sullivan

Trevor O'Sullivan

General Manager. Since the early 2000s, Trevor has worked with thousands of Talent Management professionals to develop and apply assessment-based talent management solutions for selecting, developing and managing people. Trevor is an active member of the TTI Success Insights (TTISI) Global Advisory Council, contributes to TTISI product development and is a regular presenter at TTISI-R3. He is honoured to have received multiple Blue Diamond Awards and, more recently, the Bill Brooks Impact Award recognising his contributions to the TTISI global network.

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