Leading with Emotional Intelligence & Critical Thinking

• Senior executives, managers, and leaders looking to enhance their leadership effectiveness through emotional intelligence.
• Team leaders and project managers aiming to foster better team dynamics and performance.
• Professionals interested in personal development and cultivating emotional intelligence for career growth.

Day 1: Understanding Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Using EQ

• Introduction to Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ)
• Differentiating between emotional intelligence and traditional intelligence
• Intrapersonal and interpersonal skills in leadership
• Emotional Intelligence in the workplace: applications and impact
• Identifying your personality style and emotional triggers
• Managing emotional stress and building resilience
• Developing emotional awareness for innovative teamwork

Day 2: Developing Your Emotional Skills

• Stages of human emotional development
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for emotional regulation
• Building emotional balance through the heart and mind
• Principles of life for emotional growth and leadership
• TENT Therapy for maintaining high EQ
• Strategies for overcoming emotional barriers to leadership
• Action planning for emotional growth

Day 3: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Communication

• The role of EQ in effective leadership communication
• Active listening skills for enhanced emotional connections
• Non-verbal communication and its emotional impact
• Managing conflict with emotional intelligence
• Building rapport and trust within teams
• Leveraging emotional intelligence to lead with empathy

Day 4: Critical Thinking and Emotional Intelligence in Decision-Making

• The connection between emotional intelligence and critical thinking
• Techniques for making informed, emotion-regulated decisions
• Using EQ for problem-solving and managing complexity
• Cognitive biases and how to manage them in decision-making
• Improving judgment and reasoning with emotional awareness
• Emotional intelligence in high-pressure situations

Day 5: Building and Leading Emotionally Intelligent Teams

• The dynamics of emotionally intelligent teams
• Recognizing and leveraging diverse emotional strengths within teams
• Coaching and mentoring for emotional growth in teams
• Creating an emotionally intelligent team culture
• Motivating and inspiring teams through emotional awareness
• Leading through change with emotional resilience
• Final action plan for leading with emotional intelligence