Start date: 16 September 2026
Duration: 16th September (9:30am - 4:30pm)
Location: Dundalk - Creative Spark
Certificate: N/A
Cost: €129 per person (Non Chamber & Network Members €159)
Course code: N/A
Programme overview
Emotional Intelligence for Strong Leaders is a practical one-day programme designed to help leaders develop greater self-awareness, confidence and emotional control in challenging workplace situations. Whether leading a small team, managing change or making decisions under pressure, emotional intelligence plays a key role in how leaders respond, communicate and influence others.
This programme gives participants the opportunity to assess their own emotional intelligence, identify their natural strengths and explore practical ways to lead with greater clarity, consistency and authenticity. Participants will examine how emotional intelligence supports effective decision-making, motivation, resilience and relationship management, particularly during times of pressure, resistance or uncertainty.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the training programme, participants will:
- Understand the role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership
- Assess their own emotional intelligence and identify areas for development
- Recognise their natural leadership strengths
- Develop greater emotional self-awareness
- Maintain calm, objectivity and consistency under pressure
- Respond more effectively to the needs of others
- Motivate themselves and support motivation in others
- Apply emotional intelligence to workplace challenges and decision-making
- Lead with greater authenticity, confidence and compassion
- Use emotional intelligence to manage change, resistance and difficult situations
Who Is This Course For?
Anyone involved in managing people
Modules
- Introduction to emotional intelligence
- How emotionally intelligent am I?
- Emotional intelligence self-assessment questionnaire
- Identifying natural strengths
- The five dimensions of emotional intelligence
- Raising emotional self-awareness
- Emotional intelligence in the workplace
- Identifying and responding to the needs of others
- Motivating self and others
- Decision-making in challenging times
- Leading during pressure, change and uncertainty
- Maintaining calm and consistency
- Developing as an authentic leader
- Case studies: using emotional intelligence to enhance leadership
Applications Closing on 15/09/2026
