The EQPlus® Diagnostic: Clarity over discovery.
Most advisory relationships begin with months of discovery. My work begins with a diagnostic.
The EQPlus® Motivation Profile is a proprietary diagnostic instrument co-created with Six Seconds and used by coaches and consultants worldwide, and the foundation of every advisory engagement I conduct. It is built on decades of foundational research into emotional intelligence and human motivation by the field's defining scholars, and has been refined through sixteen years of direct application with founders and executives at enterprise scale. It maps the decision patterns shaping your leadership, surfacing what is creating friction, stalling execution, and limiting scale. It shortens the time to clarity. Within the first two sessions, the constraint becomes visible, and with this visibility comes the ability to quickly minimize it.
Your leadership mindset reflects how you're currently motivating yourself, not the limit of your capability.
The profile doesn't replace the work. It eliminates the ramp to it.
The EQPlus® Motivation Profile measures the motivational pattern beneath your decisions, specifically where you are operating on the Overcoming–Leveraging spectrum. In plain terms: Overcoming energy is motivated by what you need to escape or prove; Leveraging energy is motivated by what you are building toward. The distinction matters because it shapes influence, decision quality, and what becomes possible for your leadership. That pattern is what the diagnostic maps.
Experience the EQPlus® framework.
Five questions. Your leadership mindset position mapped. Three minutes.
Identifies the constraint precisely
Identifies what is constraining leadership performance and where the constraint actually lives.
Eliminates the slow ramp
No discovery ramp. The major constraint is identified within the first two sessions. Work begins immediately.
Makes progress measurable
Progress is tracked against a diagnostic baseline. Shifts are visible and tied to execution outcomes.
Certify in the EQPlus® Motivation Profile.
Restructure what's possible in your practice.
The EQPlus® Motivation Profile is the diagnostic instrument at the core of Daphne Bernicker's advisory practice: the tool that surfaces what is constraining leadership fast, replacing months of discovery with immediate precision. Co-created with Six Seconds and used by coaches and consultants worldwide, it is the diagnostic foundation of every engagement she conducts.
The EQPlus® Certification Program makes this instrument available to a select group of certified coaches who want to bring the same diagnostic depth and speed to their own clients. If you are an ICF-certified coach or hold an equivalent credential, and you work with leaders who are serious about growth, this program was built for you.
PROPRIETARY & PROVEN
The EQPlus® Motivation Profile has been developed and refined over 16 years of working with CEOs and senior executives. It is not a generic assessment. It is a purpose-built diagnostic instrument for leadership development.
What You'll Be Able To Do
- Administer the EQPlus® Motivation Profile to your own clients
- Conduct professional, structured debrief sessions that create immediate insight
- Interpret motivational profiles to identify leadership blind spots and growth levers
- Integrate the profile as a diagnostic foundation for coaching engagements
- License the instrument for continued use in your practice
What certified coaches are saying.
“I am hugely impressed by the EQPlus® Motivation Profile. It's easy to use and provides powerful insights into motivational drivers.”
Jayne Morrison · MEAI Network Leader“The debrief was very thought provoking, highlighting the drivers of intrinsic motivation.”
Robbyn Wilkinson · SEI and VS Certified Coach“Awareness of how someone is currently motivating themselves has great value.”
Steve Goodner · Goodner Strategic Consulting“The EQPlus® profile doesn't replace the depth of the work. It accelerates the path to it.”Daphne Bernicker
How It Works
A monthly cohort community for certified coaches is in development: a space to share cases, deepen interpretation skills, and continue learning alongside a peer group. If this interests you, mention it in your inquiry.
Forman
Fully online and asynchronous. Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, without travel or live scheduling constraints.
Curriculum
Structured learning modules covering the EQPlus® framework, profile interpretation, debrief methodology, and practical application in coaching engagements.
Who It's For
ICF-certified coaches and equivalent credential holders who work with leaders and want to bring measurable diagnostic precision to their practice.
Investment
Pricing is by inquiry. The investment reflects full certification, licensing rights, and access to the EQPlus® instrument for ongoing client use.
Contact Us
Tell us about your practice.
To be considered for the EQPlus® Certification Program, please introduce yourself and your practice below. Daphne reviews every inquiry personally and responds within 48 hours.