Course Modules

Emotional Intelligence – the Weatherhead Way is 100% online. It is focused on the 12 competencies of the Emotional and Social Intelligence Model and is delivered through short videos, personal journaling and reflective exercises. This program offers in-depth descriptions of each competency, and the skills and practice required to understand each one.

Designed with the flexibility and convenience working professionals need, participants can engage with their course content whenever it works for their schedules. Participants will have the ability to access previous modules.

Time – Participants should expect to spend approximately two to three hours per week in individual learning and reflective exercises.

Prerequisites – None

Technical Requirements – You need a computer that allows you to watch the video lectures. For questions related to this, contact canvas.support@idesignedu.org.

This self-paced online learning journey has three key components designed to help you learn and sustain emotionally intelligent habits:

• Learn: Practical explanations and examples of EI, delivered via video clips
• Reflect and Journal: Exercises and personal reflections to help develop practical strategies.
• Apply: Comprehensive tools and strategies to apply to your daily life at work and at home.

At the end of the course, an assessment will test participants' understanding of the competencies and once successfully completed, participants will receive a digital badge in Emotional & Social Intelligence.

This course is organized into 15, self-paced modules and exercises, including an introduction, a wrap up and a final assignment.

• Understand your emotions and how those feelings affect your behavior.
• Understand the link between emotional self-awareness and performance.

• Increase your awareness of the importance of emotional self-control.
• More consistently demonstrate emotional self-control in personal and professional settings.

• Expand your understanding of the importance of achievement orientation in your overall success.
• Understand how to be proactive, rather than reactive, and seek out new opportunities.

• Understand the importance of being positive.
• Consider the impact of being positive or negative in particular situations.

• Reflect on how you can connect with others and develop effective relationships in work and life.
• Practice identifying empathy.

• Understand the inevitability of change in the world in which we now live.
• Develop the skill of adaptability as a positive approach in response to change.

• Understand the formal, informal and socio-political aspects of organizations.
• Identify influencers, social networks, and other informal dynamics within a given organization.

• Consider the importance of positively impacting others, including their thoughts or actions.
• Understand how to persuade or convince others to gain support for an agenda.

• Understand what coaching is and how to become a more effective coach.
• Consider ways to develop your coaching competence in personal and professional settings.

• Understand the importance of resolving conflict in personal and professional settings.
• Identify behaviors to adopt that would effectively resolve disagreements.

• Reflect on what makes leadership inspirational.
• Consider ways to inspire others in your personal and/or professional settings.

• Consider the importance of collaborating with others to reach a shared goal.
• Increase your awareness of an open mind and a willingness to listen to others.