Conversation Readiness Check — Black Keys Leadership

What kind of conversation is this? Briefly, what's the situation? (optional — for your own reference)

Emotional Intelligence: Mood Check

This is where Emotional Intelligence shows up in this tool: not as a question about how self-aware you are in general, but a direct check on your actual mood, right now, before this specific conversation. Before anything else: what's your dominant emotional stance toward this person and this conversation, right now, in this moment? Answer honestly — this isn't the item to make yourself look good on. If it isn't curiosity, that's not a failure. It's information.

Which word comes closest to how you actually feel right now?

How strong is that feeling right now?

Barely thereOverwhelming

Even given how I feel right now, I'm confident I can walk into this conversation with genuine curiosity rather than my current mood.

Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

One Last Thing

These two aren't scored. They're not about whether you're ready — they're about what you're walking in to do.

What do you want this person to remember about this conversation six months from now? What's one thing you hope this person says at the end of this conversation that would tell you you led well?

If you answer this, you'll get a short reflection back on what your answer suggests about how you're approaching the conversation.

14 quick items · about 2 minutes