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Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Psychology of Leadership

Introduction

Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Psychology of Leadership

Course Objectives:

At the end of this emotional intelligence for leaders training course, the participants will be able to:

• Gain an honest and accurate awareness of themselves.
• Monitor and adapt their emotions and behaviors for their benefit and that of their team department.
• Have a positive influence on the emotions and motivation of others.
• Develop cohesive, emotionally intelligent teams.
• Create an atmosphere that fosters emotional intelligence.
• Show adaptability in dealing with different personalities.
• Understand and apply the psychology of leadership thoroughly.
• Improve teamwork and team-building skills through greater emotional intelligence.
• Enhance cooperation through better relationship-building skills.
• Develop an emotionally intelligent work environment.
• Learn how to cultivate emotional intelligence competencies.
• Understand the different personality styles.

Targeted Competencies:

• Leadership skills.
• Team management.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Communication skills.

Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction to Emotional Intelligence:

• Understanding emotional intelligence and its components.
• Significance of EQ to effective leadership.
• Importance of perception.
• Attitudes and behavior of leaders.
• Consequences of low EQ on personal effectiveness.
• Removing emotional blindspots.

Unit 2: Psychology of Leadership:

• Theories of leadership.
• Importance of self-concept.
• Understanding personality styles.
• Optimizing our personality strengths.
• Adaptability in dealing with different personalities.
• Task vs. relationship-oriented leadership.

Unit 3: Apply Psychology in Leading in an Emotionally Intelligent Way:

• Enhancing self-awareness.
• Empathy: Increase your level of social awareness.
• Delegating tasks and responsibilities.
• Influencing and inspiring people.
• Identifying personality disorders.
• Managing challenging behavior and poor performance.

Unit 4: Building an Emotionally Intelligent Team based on Psychological Principles:

• The EQ is Important to team effectiveness.
• Motivating a high-performance team.
• Building unified teams.
• EQ for building trusting relationships.
• Conflict resolution for promoting consensus collaboration.
• Increase the EQ of your teams and the entire organization.

Unit 5: Communication for Successful Leadership:

• Giving and receiving feedback.
• Psychology of persuasion.
• Creating an inspiring vision.
• Solving people's problems at work.
• Non-alienation for high EQ leadership.
• Developing leadership integrity.