Leading with Emotional Intelligence

Business leaders and outstanding performers are no longer defined by their IQs or even their job skills, but by their "emotional intelligence." Emotional intelligence or Quotient (EQ) is a set of competencies that distinguishes how leaders manage feelings, interactions, and communications with others. Analyses done by dozens of experts in Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations worldwide conclude that emotional intelligence is the barometer of excellence on virtually any job and the number one reason successful leaders, managers and sales people outperform the average.

In this presentation, Mr. Cummins explains what emotional intelligence is and why it counts more than IQ or expertise for excelling on the job. Participants will complete our ACL assessment tool and receive an Individual Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Report detailing their degree of emotional intelligence on 22 key areas including: adaptability, achievement, awareness of self and others, conflict management, teamwork, self-control and organization. Feedback on the EQ and Leadership report is provided to each participant in a cluster coaching format which introduces strategies to enhance identified opportunities for EQ growth. This is a powerful, interactive approach that immediately produces awareness and change.

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognition of how Emotional Intelligence impacts professional development
2. Assess your current Emotional Intelligence
3. Identify and leverage the Four Key Emotional Skills
4. Managing emotions effectively in a broad variety of workplace activities
5. Meeting the emotional needs of others
6. Building Emotional Intelligence in Groups
7. Develop an action plan for future Emotional Intelligence self-development