Energy Leadership

What is the Energy Leadership Index (ELI)?

The ELI is an attitudinal assessment that measures your level of energy based on your attitude, perception and perspective of your world. Because attitude is subjective, it can be altered.

The ELI is a multiple choice assessment that takes about 20 minutes to complete. When the assessment is complete we will set up a time to debrief and review the results. As part of the Energy Leadership Index assessment and debrief process, you’ll learn about the 7 levels of energy. The levels represent seven aspects of a person’s core energy makeup, or consciousness. These include: 1) apathy, (2) anger, (3) forgiveness, (4) compassion, (5) peace, (6) joy, and (7) absolute passion.

These energy levels are grounded in two types of energy: 1) Anabolic and 2) Catabolic

Anabolic energy is constructive, expanding, fueling, and creative, and works for a person.
Conversely, catabolic energy is destructive, draining, or resisting and works against a person.

Of the seven levels of energy, Levels 1 and 2 represent catabolic energy states, while Levels 3 through 7 represent increasingly anabolic states.

Seven Levels of Energy

Feeling lost. Stuck. Lack of choice. I can’t. I have to. Fearful. – “I am losing.”
Anger. Combativeness. Resisting or fighting energy. – “I win, so therefore, you must lose.”
Rationalizing. Fine. Coping.- “I win, and hopefully you win, too.”
Care. Compassion. Service to others. – “You win.”
Reconciliation. Win-win. Solution-focused. – “We all win or no one wins.”
Intuition. Creative genius. Visionary. – “We always win.”
Absolute Passion. Non-judgment. Oneness. – “Winning and losing are illusions.”

How the ELI can help you…

Throughout the day, as you experience and respond to circumstances and events, your core energy shifts among the seven levels of energy. As you become more aware of the energetic consequences of your thoughts, emotions, and actions in these levels, you can learn how to alter how you respond to different situations during your day.

The key to achieving physical and emotional well-being and high performance lies in learning to decrease destructive, constricting catabolic energy while releasing the natural flow of expansive, healing anabolic energy. By generating more anabolic energy, you open yourself to experiencing forgiveness, compassion, peace, joy, and passion. You become aware of more opportunities and choices, and gain greater access to creativity, intuition, cooperation, synergy, acceptance, and deep wisdom.

By working with me, using the ELI, you can alter your attitude and perspective, make a shift in your consciousness, and increase your energy and leadership effectiveness. Once you complete the assessment, you are debriefed on the findings of the assessment, and if desired, you can be coached on how to navigate yourself to higher performance.

The ELI is also available for teams/groups.

Research on the ELI

Forbes Coaches Council recommends the ELI on their list of “11 Assessments Every Executive Should Take”.
Research on the reliability and validity of the ELI Assessment.
IPEC Coaching research shows your core energy determines your life potential.

The content on this page is adapted from Bruce D Schneider and the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC).