Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

“90% of the difference between outstanding leaders and average leaders is linked to Emotional Intelligence”

D Goleman, Harvard Business Review

Using Goleman’s model of Emotional Intelligence, this course helps the participants to identify their strengths and areas for development and appreciate the impact of high levels of Emotional Intelligence.

Who is it for?

This is appropriate both for new leaders and for those with years of experience who wish to review their team leadership.

Those on the course will:

  1. Understand the Emotional Intelligence framework and its importance
  2. Become more self aware and identify their strengths and weaknesses
  3. Identify how to get the best from those they lead
  4. Develop an action plan to develop their Emotional Intelligence competencies and leadership styles

What will be covered?

Emotional Intelligence

  • Self awareness
  • Self management
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship management

Leadership

  • Leadership styles – which is appropriate and when
  • Links between Emotional Intelligence and leadership styles
  • Your own preferred styles

Putting it into practice

Develop an action plan to work on an identified Leadership or Emotional Intelligence development.

“This session has been one of the most popular of our leadership development programme. It is active, pacey and delivered with a unique style of enthusiasm and good humour”

Beth Brown, Head of Training, Outwood College, Wakefield

If you wish to find out more about Emotional Intelligence, please visit the Hay Group’s website.