Relational Intelligence

THE MISSING PERFORMANCE LAYER

Relationship Intelligence
The Human Skills Behind Organizational Performance

Revenue. Retention. Productivity. Utilization. Customer experience.
These metrics tell leaders what happened.

Transform measures the observable communication behaviors that explain why it happened—giving organizations a new layer of relationship intelligence.

WHY RELATIONship Intelligence Matters

Organizations measure results. We measure what creates them.

Revenue, retention, utilization, complaints, and client outcomes tell leaders what happened.

Relationship Intelligence helps explain why.

What Is Relationship Intelligence (RIQ)?

A measurable set of observable interpersonal behaviors.

Unlike personality traits, these behaviors can be observed, practiced, measured, and improved.

The Transform Performance Model (RIQ)

Human Behavior Creates Organizational Performance

Communication behaviors

Perspective takingListeningCuriosityEmotional recognitionSelf-regulation

Relationship quality

TrustPsychological safetyAccountabilityCollaborationFollow-through

Business outcomes

Higher retentionHigher utilizationHigher productivityLower complaintsLower turnoverHigher revenue

Organizations don’t improve by measuring outcomes alone. They improve by strengthening the behaviors that consistently produce them.

THE MEASUREMENT MODEL

Observable. Measurable. Actionable.

Transform evaluates conversations using observable communication behaviors, not opinions, personality traits, or self-assessments.

Every interaction is analyzed through the same behavioral framework.

Conversation

Real conversations provide measurable behavioral evidence.

Observable Behaviors

We evaluate what people actually say and do.

Behavioral Scores

Behaviors are translated into measurable performance indicators.

Growth Analytics

Organizations track improvement over time.

Every score is grounded in observable behavior, not perception.

The Framework

Five Domains.
Hundreds of Observable Behaviors.

Every measured behavior belongs to one of five foundational domains of Relationship Intelligence.

Awareness & Recognition

The skills to identify and respond to relevant cues within an interaction.

Communication & Listening

The skills to communicate clearly and support productive dialogue.

Emotional Regulation & Responsiveness

The skills to maintain effective behavior during emotionally charged interactions.

Relational Integrity & Trust

The skills to support reliability, accountability, and repair over time.

Relational Impact & Guidance

The skills to guide interactions toward productive outcomes.

Measurement Is Only The Start

From Measurement to Upskilling

Transform does not stop at assessment. Once skill gaps are identified, users practice the conversations that matter most, receive behavioral feedback, and build fluency across scenarios, personalities, and settings.

Measure Identify Patterns Practice Receive Feedback Track Growth Improve Performance

RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Built on Research. Designed for Performance.

Transform integrates decades of research spanning communication, behavioral science, organizational performance measurement, management and improvement.

The result is not another assessment.

It is a measurable framework for improving the human behaviors that influence organizational performance.

Research Foundation

Edmondson1999 — Psychological SafetyMayer et al.2004 — Emotional IntelligenceEricsson2006 — Deliberate PracticeKluger & DeNisi1996 — Feedback InterventionsHaskard Zolnierek & DiMatteo2009 — Communication & AdherenceMiller & Rollnick2012 — Motivational InterviewingStokes & Baer1977 — GeneralizationDeci & Ryan2000 — Self-DeterminationNewman et al.2017 — Psychological Safety ReviewChang et al.2024 — VR Training EffectivenessCarmeli et al.2014 — Inclusive LeadershipOmachi et al.2024 — Patient-Centered Communication+ 15 additionalpeer-reviewed sources

Every Organization Already Has A Relationship Intelligence Score.

They just aren’t measuring it yet.

Organizations have spent decades measuring financial performance, operational performance, clinical performance, and customer performance.

The next competitive advantage will come from measuring the communication behaviors that influence them all.

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