Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

When Business Intelligence Meets Emotional Intelligence 

Stephen Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” remains a cornerstone in personal development. This workshop combines Covey’s principles and now includes, Emotional Intelligence to help individuals, teams, and leaders develop sustained high-performance, positive behaviours and attitudes in order to attain Emotionally Intelligent Leadership.

Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in effective leadership. Here are some key aspects:

Self-awareness
Leaders with high Emotional Intelligenceare aware of their own emotions and how they affect their thoughts and behaviour. This self-awareness helps them manage their emotions better and make more informed decisions.

Self-regulation
Emotionally intelligent leaders can control their impulses and moods. They think before acting, which helps them stay calm under pressure and handle stressful situations more effectively.

Self-awareness
Leaders with high Emotional Intelligenceare aware of their own emotions and how they affect their thoughts and behaviour. This self-awareness helps them manage their emotions better and make more informed decisions.

Self-regulation
Emotionally intelligent leaders can control their impulses and moods. They think before acting, which helps them stay calm under pressure and handle stressful situations more effectively.

Empathy
Understanding and sharing the feelings of others is a vital component of Emotional Intelligence. Leaders who are empathetic can build stronger relationships with their team members, fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Social skills
Effective communication and conflict resolution are essential for leadership. Leaders with high Emotional Intelligencecan navigate social complexities, manage disputes, and inspire and influence others.

Motivation
Emotionally intelligent leaders are often highly motivated and can inspire the same drive in their teams. They set clear goals and maintain a positive attitude, which can boost team morale and productivity.

Empathy
Understanding and sharing the feelings of others is a vital component of Emotional Intelligence. Leaders who are empathetic can build stronger relationships with their team members, fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Social skills
Effective communication and conflict resolution are essential for leadership. Leaders with high Emotional Intelligencecan navigate social complexities, manage disputes, and inspire and influence others.

Motivation
Emotionally intelligent leaders are often highly motivated and can inspire the same drive in their teams. They set clear goals and maintain a positive attitude, which can boost team morale and productivity.

Overall, emotional intelligence helps leaders create a positive work culture, encourage innovation, and build strong, trusting relationships within their teams.

It enables leaders to build Emotionally Intelligent, High Performance SUPER Teams

The first three habits surround moving from dependence to Independence and Self-Mastery

Independence

1. Be PRO-Active

Take responsibility for your reaction to your experiences, take the initiative to respond positively and improve the situation. Recognise your Circle of Influence and Circle of Concern. Focus your responses and initiates on the centre of your influence and constantly work to expand it. Don’t sit and wait in a reactive mode, waiting for problems to happen (Circle of Concern) before taking action.

2. Begin with the end in mind

Envision what you want to achieve in the future so you can work and plan towards it. Understand how people make decisions in their life. To be effective you need to act based on principles and constantly review your mission statements. Are you – right now – who you want to be? What do I have to say about myself? How do you want to be remembered?

3. Put First things First

Matrix of importance vs urgency that Stephen Covey and Dwight Eisenhower used in deciding where to invest their efforts. Categorising our tasks into what is important and what is urgent. Learning the art of prioritisation and over-coming all those “time-stealers” which distract us from achieving our Goals.

The first three habits surround moving from dependence to Independence and Self-Mastery

Independence

1. Be PRO-Active

Take responsibility for your reaction to your experiences, take the initiative to respond positively and improve the situation. Recognise your Circle of Influence and Circle of Concern. Focus your responses and initiates on the centre of your influence and constantly work to expand it. Don’t sit and wait in a reactive mode, waiting for problems to happen (Circle of Concern) before taking action.

2. Begin with the end in mind

Envision what you want to achieve in the future so you can work and plan towards it. Understand how people make decisions in their life. To be effective you need to act based on principles and constantly review your mission statements. Are you – right now – who you want to be? What do I have to say about myself? How do you want to be remembered?

3. Put First things First

Matrix of importance vs urgency that Stephen Covey and Dwight Eisenhower used in deciding where to invest their efforts. Categorising our tasks into what is important and what is urgent. Learning the art of prioritisation and over-coming all those “time-stealers” which distract us from achieving our Goals.

The next three habits talk about Interdependence and how we work with others

Interdependence

4. Think Win-Win

Genuine feelings for mutually beneficial solutions or agreements in your relationships. Value and respect people by understanding a “win” for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution than if only one person in the situation had gotten their way. Think Win-Win isn’t about being nice, nor is it a quick-fix technique. It is a character-based code for human interaction and collaboration.

5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood

Use empathetic listening skills to genuinely understand a person, which compels them to reciprocate the listening and take an open mind to be influenced by you. This creates an atmosphere of caring, and positive problem-solving. Applying the skills of inter and intra personal skills of Emotional Intelligence.

6. Synergise

Combine the strengths of people through positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals that no one could have done alone.

The next three habits talk about Interdependence and how we work with others

Interdependence

4. Think Win-Win

Genuine feelings for mutually beneficial solutions or agreements in your relationships. Value and respect people by understanding a “win” for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution than 

if only one person in the situation had gotten their way. Think Win-Win isn’t about being nice, nor is it a quick-fix technique. It is a character-based code for human interaction and collaboration.

5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood

Use empathetic listening skills to genuinely understand a person, which compels 

them to reciprocate the listening and take an open mind to be influenced by you. This creates an atmosphere of caring, and positive problem-solving. Applying the skills of inter and intra personal skills of Emotional Intelligence.

6. Synergise

Combine the strengths of people thr

ough positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals that no one could have done alone.

The final habit is that of continuous improvement in both the personal and interpersonal spheres of influence.

Continuous Improvement

7. Sharpen the Saw

Balance and renew your resources, energy and health to create a sustainable, long-term, effective lifestyle, optimising wellbeing and building stress resilience.

The application of neuro-science enables us to manage our behaviours and attitudes and in turn we can learn how to manage how to optimise our Heart-Brain Coherence.

In essence, one is always attempting to integrate and master the principles outlined in The 7 Habits at progressively higher levels at each iteration. Subsequent development on any habit will render a different experience and you will learn the principles with a deeper understanding.

The final habit is that of continuous improvement in both the personal and interpersonal spheres of influence.

Continuous Improvement

7. Sharpen the Saw

Balance and renew your resources, energy and health to create a sustainable, long-term, effective lifestyle, optimising wellbeing and building stress resilience.

The application of neuro-science enables us to manage our behaviours and attitudes and in turn we can learn how to manage how to optimise our Heart-Brain Coherence.

In essence, one is always attempting to integrate and master the principles outlined in The 7 Habits at progressively higher levels at each iteration. Subsequent development on any habit will render a different experience and you will learn the principles with a deeper understanding.

The cost will be £1,940.00 + VAT for 2 days of training, for up to 12 delegates – including all preparations, trainer’s expenses, and materials.

Delegates can also complete an optional British Psychological Society Emotional Intelligence, online, profiling which will create a personalised, 29-page, E.I. Profile which identifies personal ‘scores’ against the 8 EI Behaviours and also dominant E.I. Leadership style. This profile costs £150.00 + VAT per delegate and also includes a 1 hour 1-to-1 Coaching / Feedback Review which is conducted via a TEAMS video call.

Delegates Will:

Develop self-awareness and confidence in their leadership style through emotional intelligence principles.

Learn how to prioritise effectively and distinguish between urgent and important tasks.

Master the art of delegation to empower their team and achieve shared goals.

Enhance their professional communication skills, including empathic listening and managing behaviours.

Discover how to defuse conflict and turn challenging situations into opportunities for collaboration.

Gain insight into diverse personality types and their impact on team dynamics.

Explore proven leadership models, including Situational Leadership, to adapt their style to any situation.

Learn to build high-performing, emotionally intelligent teams by fostering trust, collaboration, and motivation.

Understand how to align their team with company vision and values to achieve lasting “buy-in.”

Participate in engaging, experiential activities to bring leadership and teamwork principles to life.

Skills Learners will gain

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