Build a Foundation of Emotional Intelligence

A Strong Foundation of Emotional Intelligence Pays Off

Every learning and development (L&D) team has a long list of skills that their leaders and teams need to develop to meet current challenges. But the reality is that their workforce has little time to devote to developing each distinct skill. And L&D teams are often disappointed in the results.

The key to delivering success in leadership and interpersonal skills is to not only develop behaviors, but to address emotions. Studies show that leaders who undergo EI training are 73% more effective. And teams that improve emotional intelligence perform 46% better than teams that don’t.

Drawing from the proven Search Inside Yourself program initially created at Google, our foundational programs build emotional intelligence using a unique blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and practical application. These courses empower leaders and teams to implement our Emotional Dynamics^TM model in their work, allowing them to harness emotions as a driving force for success rather than a source of conflict.

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the benefits of building a foundation of emotional intelligence

Through this training, your organization will:

connect emotions to outcomes

Identify emotions accurately and understand their impact on work and performance.

focus attention for productivity

Build skill to shift attention from autopilot to intention to focus on what matters most.

build connection through perception

Understand how perceptions shape emotions and actions, and how others perceive things differently.

harness emotions as fuel for performance

Enable leaders and teams to shift their emotions to power better performance.

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Increase emotional intelligence across your organizational culture

To see real business results, emotional intelligence must be more than an individual endeavor. While many organizations begin with building emotional intelligence among leaders, the effects compound when they extend learning to the team level. This culture-wide focus on EI is especially important for organizations that are concerned about being highly adaptable to rapid changes in the market.

We offer two foundation emotional intelligence programs, each designed to meet the unique needs of leadership and team roles. While using both programs will maximize impact on your culture, you can also use either program as a stand-alone to address challenges quickly.

Leading with Emotional DynamicsTM

Leadership Program

Equip leaders with practical tools to recognize, regulate, and respond to the emotions that drive performance in a fast-paced, high-pressure work environment.

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Excelling with Emotional DynamicsTM

Individual Contributor Program

Build foundational emotional intelligence to enable teams to make better decisions, form strong relationships, and adjust to changes, improving individual and team results.

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Leadership Program

Leading with Emotional Dynamics^TM

Leading with Emotional Dynamics™ is a transformative leadership course designed to help leaders harness emotional intelligence for better performance. Built on the proven content of the Search Inside Yourself program—originally developed at Google—this course develops emotional intelligence through a unique blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and practical application tools.

Leaders in this program learn to recognize, regulate, and respond to both their own emotions and others’. Through powerful mindfulness tools, they learn techniques to develop their self-awareness and emotional regulation skills. They also gain deeper understanding of themselves by understanding the transformative concept of Perception Box, to relate better to how others see the world.

With these skills, leaders can make more intentional decisions, strengthen relationships, and lead with clarity and confidence.

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leadership program logistics

We recommend a 6-week blended learning journey for this program to maximize learner engagement and skill application. For organizations that want to integrate Leading with Emotional Dynamics™ content within an existing leadership program in their organization, we recommend using the microcourses and live learning session content only.

audience

frontline and midlevel leaders

participants

up to 24 per cohort

format

blended self-paced and live (in person or virtual) learning

duration

6-week learning journey, with 4 hours of live learning

Self-Insight Tool

A short survey to help leaders understand their EQ baseline and envision who they want to be as future leaders. Results are used to personalize program content and live learning sessions.

Self-paced Learning

Prior to live sessions, participants engage in three short microcourses to cover key concepts in the course. Microcourses include:

Emotional Awareness (10 min.)

Build awareness of emotions and their impact, and begin building foundational techniques of emotional awareness to support your mood, focus, and relationships.

Managing Emotions (10 min.)

Learn how managing emotions impacts leadership effectiveness and three core tactics to use when navigating challenging situations.

Constructive Empathy (10 min.)

Learn and apply four core empathic skills to support team members through challenges—mindful listening, building emotional connection, maintaining boundaries, and offering compassionate support.

Live Session 1: Awareness as the Foundation of Leadership

2 hours: The first live session helps leaders see the connection between their emotions and leadership outcomes, and develop core emotional awareness skills.

Key modules include:

Intro to Emotional Awareness

Explore how emotions drive decision-making, relationships, and leadership performance.

Developing Awareness:

Practice simple techniques to enhance focus, presence, and emotional clarity to shift from autopilot reactions to intentional leadership responses.

Developing Emotional Awareness

Discover how emotions manifest in the body, how to interpret these signals, and how to respond proactively.

Developing Emotional Granularity

Strengthen emotional vocabulary to articulate and regulate emotions with greater precision.

Understanding Your Perception Box

Learn how your experiences, beliefs, and assumptions create an invisible filter that shapes how you interpret emotions and impact your interactions.

Live Session 2: Managing Emotions & Strengthening Connection

2 hours: The second live session focuses on strategies to manage emotions and build leaders’ connection and trust with their teams.

Key modules include:

Managing Emotions & Staying Grounded Under Pressure

Develop skills to pause, assess, and choose thoughtful responses in high-stakes moments.

Building Constructive Empathy

Understand how to balance connection and emotional boundaries as a leader to strengthen team relationships and build trust.

Applying Emotional Intelligence to Leadership Challenges

Develop a personalized action plan to integrate emotional intelligence into leadership.

Personalized Application Challenges

Each leader chooses from a personalized list of leadership application challenges which enables them to apply the new skills to their day-to-day work (e.g. Making decisions under pressure). Participants apply these challenges over four weeks, with each taking about 30 minutes to complete.

Personal Growth Insights

Engage in a short post-program inventory to measure EQ growth at the individual and group level, and receive personalized recommendations to apply emotional intelligence practices.

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Individual Contributor Program

Excelling with Emotional Dynamics^TM

Success at work depends on more than technical skills. Rather, the most critical factor in performance is how you collaborate with others, especially in terms of how you navigate challenges, manage emotions, and stay focused under pressure.

Built on the proven content of the Search Inside Yourself program—originally developed at Google—this course develops foundational emotional intelligence through a unique blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and practical application tools. Applying the powerful concept of Perception Box, participants develop deeper awareness of how their perceptions shape their emotions and how to recognize the different perceptions and emotional experiences of others. They also learn simple mindfulness tools to focus attention and regulate emotions. With these tools, they are able to better maintain composure under stress, respond thoughtfully in challenging moments, and collaborate more effectively.

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individual contributor program logistics

We recommend a 6-week blended learning journey for this program to maximize learner engagement and skill application. For organizations that want to integrate Excelling with Emotional Dynamics^TM content within a larger program in their organization, we recommend using the microcourses and live learning session content only.