The course will run for five days, with each day covering a different aspect of emotional intelligence and its impact on performance. The course will consist of lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, videos, quizzes, and feedback sessions. The course outline is as follows:
Day One:
Emotional Intelligence Review and Refinement
Day Two:
Emotional Intelligence and Communication
- How does emotional intelligence enhance communication? Benefits, challenges, examples
- How can you use emotional intelligence to communicate effectively? Communication styles, active listening, assertiveness, feedback
- How can you use emotional intelligence to communicate in different situations? Formal vs. informal communication, verbal vs. non-verbal communication, written vs. spoken communication
- Case study: Communicate with emotional intelligence
Day Three:
Emotional Intelligence and Collaboration
- How does emotional intelligence foster collaboration? Benefits, challenges, examples
- How can you use emotional intelligence to collaborate effectively? Collaboration styles, team roles, team dynamics, team performance
- How can you use emotional intelligence to collaborate in different situations? Cross-functional teams, virtual teams, diverse teams, high-performing teams
- Exercise: Collaborate with emotional intelligence
Day Four:
Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making
- How does emotional intelligence influence decision making? Benefits, challenges, examples
- How can you use emotional intelligence to make better decisions? Decision making styles, cognitive biases, problem solving techniques, ethical dilemmas
- How can you use emotional intelligence to make decisions in different situations? Individual vs. group decisions, routine vs. complex decisions, strategic vs. operational decisions, risky vs. uncertain decisions
- Quiz: Test your decision making skills with emotional intelligence
Day Five:
Emotional Intelligence and Innovation
- How does emotional intelligence enable innovation? Benefits, challenges, examples
- How can you use emotional intelligence to foster innovation? Creativity techniques, idea generation techniques, idea evaluation techniques, idea implementation techniques
- How can you use emotional intelligence to manage innovation in different situations? Incremental vs. radical innovation, product vs. process innovation, open vs. closed innovation, disruptive vs. sustaining innovation
- Feedback: Evaluate your innovation skills with emotional intelligence