Workshops

Leading with Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to use one's own emotions, feelings, moods - and those of others - as a source of information to help navigate through life more effectively, as well as to understand one's impact on others. Emotional Intelligence is a critical factor in successfully leading others and can be developed with new levels of awareness in executives who are keen to learn. EI usually becomes more important as someone climbs the career ladder. Key areas of emotional intelligence as Daniel Goleman defines them are:

self awareness
self management
social awareness and
relationship management

Recognising one's own emotions and the links between the leader's feelings and what they think, do and say is a fundamental requirement of effective leadership. A key part of this EI program is to develop an individual tactical plan in the area of emotional intelligence that is perceived as key to the growth of the particular leader.

A one off workshop can raise awareness of emotional intelligence, and to really assist the leader to make the required behavioural shifts, practice the new skills and build benchstrength a coaching component can be offered as well within the program. As a result of executive 360° group feedback or culture surveys, an organisational specific EI program can also be designed and implemented.

Outcomes of the leading with emotional intelligence program include:

Understanding of how feelings can impact performance
Assessment of executive’s current levels of emotional intelligence
Tactics to better manage different aspects of emotional intelligence
Strategies to develop emotional intelligence habits and to better understanding one's impact on others
Specific individual action plan to address specific development and follow up through coaching