October 8, 2026
12:00–1:30 pm ET · Live + on demand
Level: Entry → Intermediate | CEUs: 0.15
Session Description
Emotional intelligence (also known as EI or EQ) plays a crucial role in leadership effectiveness. This session focuses on building emotional intelligence as a core leadership capability.
Participants will identify emotional triggers, understand their behavioral responses under pressure, and apply practical strategies to regulate emotions in high-stakes situations. The session emphasizes the ability to lead with composure, reduce reactivity, and differentiate between bias and professional judgment.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the five components of emotional intelligence
- Identify triggers and emotional response patterns
- Apply self-regulation strategies during conflict or pressure
- Distinguish bias from professional disagreement
Core Frameworks & Models
- Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Model
- Cognitive Behavioral Reframing
- The Tenets of Self Awareness
- Bias Awareness Framework
Practical Tools
- Emotional Trigger Mapping
- Cognitive Reframing Tool
- Pause-Reflect-Respond Framework
- Bias Interruption Checklist
Live Session Activities
- Emotional trigger scenario exercise
- Bias recognition practice
- Reframing negative thinking patterns
Asynchronous Learning
The goal for this month’s asynchronous learning assignment is to strengthen emotional awareness and reinforce self-regulation habits in real-time leadership situations.
Expected Outcomes
Participants will:
- Identify and track personal emotional triggers
- Apply the Pause–Reflect–Respond model in real situations
- Improve composure during conflict or stress
- Increase ability to separate emotion, bias, and fact-based dec
- Reflection Exercise
- Self-awareness journaling:
"What situations trigger my strongest emotional reactions?"
- Self-awareness journaling:
Series Overview
