EQ for Personal Leadership, Edmonton, AB, Nov 7-8, 2011

EQ for Personal Leadership (2 days)

If aliens landed on earth and studied our society they would be surprised to learn that we have a systematic way of developing IQ through our public schools, but we leave EQ, or the way we handle our emotions for better communication and relationships, completely to chance. Some people get these skills and others don’t. The ones that do enjoy happiness and fulfilled lives in relationship with friends, family, and community and the ones that don’t end up unhappy and struggle with life. What if we don’t learn emotional skills as children? Can we learn them as adults?

Come learn what it means to be ‘intelligent’ about emotions with David Cory. You will have the opportunity to learn tools, techniques, games, activities, and approaches that will help make your job more enjoyable, increase your effectiveness, deal with stress and difficult situations, and have more fun!

Learning Objectives

You will:

·      Learn what Emotional Intelligence is and where it came from

·      Compare and contrast various perspectives on Emotional Intelligence

·      Understand why EI/EQ is critical to life and workplace success

·      Gain an awareness of your own EQ by taking the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i 2.0) along with a one hour personal telephone coaching session (*optional)

·      Develop a personal EQ Development Action Plan to become more effective at applying your Emotional Intelligence

·      Receive tools, activities, new ideas, and resources you can use to enhance your effectiveness for everyday personal and workplace success

An intensive two-day training session outline

Day 1 Overview - focus on building a base of knowledge about emotional intelligence - emphasis on didactic content delivery, and knowledge, skills, attitude development through role playing, games, exercises, and case studies - making the connection between emotional intelligence and ‘success’ in work and life

8:30-9:00             Introduction

EI Icebreaker – interactive

The Case for EI/Various Perspectives on EI - didactic

EI and Leadership: Leading one’s self – leading others - interactive

9:00-10:15             “Best Leader/Worst Leader” exercise – leadership competencies and the ‘Human Dimension’ of leadership

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00 The 15 Factors of Emotional Intelligence - didactic and group

activities

12:00 - 1:00         Lunch

1:00-2:15            The 15 Factors of Emotional Intelligence - didactic and group

activities (continued)

2:15-2:30                                     Break

2:30-4:00            The 15 Factors of Emotional Intelligence - didactic and group

activities (continued)

4:00-4:30            Summary/Wrap Up/Questions

Transfer of Learning Strategy - individual exercise designed to keep the learning alive and ensure behavioral change – what are we going to “do” differently?

Day 2 Overview - focus on ‘EQ skill’ building - emphasis on didactic content delivery, and knowledge, skills, attitude development through role playing, games, exercises, and case studies. We will demonstrate the connection between emotional intelligence skills and effectiveness in work and life

8:30-9:00             Introduction

                                    How can we understand human behaviour? - exercise

                                    Why do people do what they do? - discussion

9:00-10:15             A Model of Human Performance – how to improve our own ‘performance’ (behaviour/actions) and help others do the same

10:15-10:30                                     Break

10:30-12:00             Vision, Mission, Values

Your personal ‘Core Values’ and how they affect your behaviour – and your life

12:00-1:00                                     Lunch

1:00-2:15            Relating and Relationships – what EQ skills are really for

                                    Relationship Audit – looking at your relationships

2:15-2:30                                     Break

2:30-4:00             Emotional Intelligence and Conversations

Understanding that the quality of our conversations determines the quality of our relationships

Handling Difficult Conversations with EI

4:00-4:30            Summary/Wrap Up/Questions

                                    Transfer of Learning Strategy – what to do when you get

                        back to work and life to put the new skills into practice

                        straight away

Testimonials

"I particularly liked the role modeling of using 'emotion triggering'
activities like the guitar playing. I rate this workshop 10/10!"

Elaine Thomas, Organizational Effectiveness, Suncor Energy Inc.

"David was great! What he brought in the way of extras -
stories, experience, and music was fantastic!"

Tasha Engel, Management Consulting Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

"Excellent...I highly recommend David Cory. He combined knowledge (cognitive) with
EQ in delivering a superb program."

Dr. Scott Wright, Director, Saskatchewan Agriculture

About the Facilitator

David Cory, B.Ed., M.A. (Adult Education) specializes in workplace
performance improvement and has worked with major corporations in
Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and North America. Heis certified as an emotional intelligence skills trainer by Multi-Health Systems Inc. of Toronto. David is a

past president of the local chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement and an active member of the BC HR Management Association, BC OD Network, and the
HR Institute of Alberta. The focus of his business is training and organizational development consulting, integrating the concept of Emotional Intelligence with the latest
research in Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness and Human Performance Technology.

Custom In-House Courses

Save travel and accommodation costs by hosting your own
course - in-house. This course can be customized to the unique needs
of your organization and can be arranged on your schedule at a site
of your choosing. Please contact us to discuss details.