Emotional, Social, and Cultural Intelligences and the Implications for Leadership

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This course focuses on emotional intelligence, social, cultural intelligence competencies used to develop the leadership capacity to be self-aware, understand oneself and others, and to work across cultural differences to effectively meet the demands of work. Relevant theoretical models, key concepts, and scientific research are explored. The growing body of research relating emotional, social, and cultural intelligences to high work performance and leadership effectiveness will be explored as well as neuroscience research explaining how these competencies can be developed through practices to focus attention enhanced by awareness. The course relates theory and research to practical application by focusing on the development of competencies and their effective use in increasing self-knowledge, motivating and influencing others, demonstrating empathy, effective problem solving, applying decision-making skills, stress management strategies, enhanced well-being as well as leading across cultural differences.