Live Online Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 800
Technical skill gets people promoted; how they handle emotions, pressure and relationships decides how well they lead. This programme develops the emotional competencies behind effective leadership. You will assess your own emotional intelligence profile, strengthen self-awareness and self-management, and build resilience and composure under stress using practical techniques you can apply in the moment. Brief daily journaling and partner check-ins help you notice your emotional patterns in real situations, turning insight into habits that last beyond the classroom.
Sessions on empathy, social awareness and relationship management help you read team dynamics, handle difficult conversations, give feedback that lands and influence colleagues without relying on authority. Each competency is linked to real leadership situations such as conflict, change, performance problems and crisis communication, with role plays and peer coaching. Managers, team leaders, HR professionals and high-potential employees will find it especially relevant. You will go home with a personal development plan, daily practice routines and a clearer understanding of how their emotional habits shape the people around them.
At a Glance
How Live Online Training Works
Live online training, led by a trainer in real time, for participants anywhere.
More about live online training →- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Duration
- Mon-Fri (5days)
- Fee
- USD 800 (KES 80,000)
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Nov 23, 2026, Jan 11, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- What you need
- A computer with a reliable internet connection, a webcam and a headset
About this course
The Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course is designed for professionals who need practical, current command of emotional intelligence and leadership and the ability to translate it into measurable organizational results. With rising scrutiny of performance and value for money, institutions need practitioners who can work to recognized standards and defend their decisions with evidence. This certified programme combines proven methodology with hands-on application, covering empathy and social awareness, self-management and resilience and the analytical techniques that underpin sound professional judgement.
Throughout the programme, participants work through realistic scenarios drawn from public sector institutions, private enterprises, development organizations, and regulated professional environments, examining how emotional intelligence and leadership is applied in practice and where it most often breaks down. Delegates will develop practical skill in designing appropriate frameworks, interpreting findings, and communicating conclusions clearly to colleagues, management and external stakeholders — strengthening both individual effectiveness and the wider capability of the organizations they return to.
Training Objectives
Upon completion of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Develop robust emotional intelligence and leadership frameworks that support successful implementation and measurable outcomes.
- Analyze performance using recognized evaluation methods drawn from empathy and social awareness.
- Design practical systems that strengthen accountability, transparency and evidence generation.
- Evaluate outcomes and assess longer-term impact across a range of operating contexts.
- Apply relevant tools, frameworks and analytical methodologies confidently and appropriately.
- Integrate self-management and resilience into existing organizational processes and reporting structures.
- Strengthen decision-making and operational effectiveness through evidence-based professional practice.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
By the end of the Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course, participants will leave with:
- A comprehensive working understanding of emotional intelligence and leadership principles and performance-measurement methodology.
- Enhanced ability to design practical systems and evaluate outcomes reliably.
- Improved competency in empathy and social awareness, reporting structures and analytical interpretation.
- Practical techniques for translating findings into strategic insight and clear recommendations.
- Greater confidence in applying emotional intelligence and leadership and assessing measurable results.
- Stronger capability to support organizational learning and continuous performance improvement.
- Improved approaches to strengthening sustainability, accountability and operational effectiveness.
Training Methodology
This training course adopts a practical, participant-centered learning approach that builds emotional intelligence and leadership expertise, strengthens analytical capability and develops confident professional judgement. The methodology combines specialist facilitation, applied hands-on experience and globally recognized professional practice, so that delegates return able to apply what they have learned immediately rather than in theory only.
Methodology includes:
- Expert-led sessions facilitated by experienced emotional intelligence and leadership practitioners and subject-matter specialists.
- Practical application of the frameworks, tools and techniques used in empathy and social awareness.
- Real-world case studies drawn from public sector institutions, private enterprises, development organizations, and regulated professional environments.
- Tool-based demonstrations of the systems, templates and reporting applications used in current practice.
- Interactive discussion and scenario-based learning focused on realistic challenges and decision points.
- Structured group exercises with facilitator feedback, reinforcing learning through practice rather than lecture alone.
Day 1: Emotional Intelligence Foundations
- Understanding emotional intelligence and its importance in leadership
- Assessing your own emotional intelligence baseline
- Understanding emotions in the workplace and their impact
- Building self-awareness of emotions and triggers
- Practical exercise and facilitated review
- Core principles and terminology underpinning emotional intelligence foundations
- Standards, frameworks and good practice governing emotional intelligence foundations
Day 2: Self-Management and Resilience
- Developing emotional self-regulation and control
- Managing stress and building personal resilience
- Addressing anxiety and imposter syndrome
- Building confidence and positive self-belief
- Regulatory, ethical and compliance dimensions of self-management and resilience
- Technology and automation supporting self-management and resilience
- Reviewing outcomes and capturing lessons learned
Day 3: Empathy and Social Awareness
- Developing empathy and understanding others' perspectives
- Reading emotions and social cues in others
- Understanding organizational dynamics and politics
- Recognizing the impact of your leadership on others
- Documentation, record-keeping and reporting requirements
- Measuring performance and assuring quality in empathy and social awareness
- Worked example: applying empathy and social awareness in a live emotional intelligence and leadership context
Day 4: Relationship Management and Influence
- Building strong interpersonal relationships
- Developing influence and persuasion skills
- Managing conflict and difficult conversations
- Building team cohesion and psychological safety
- Practical tools, templates and techniques for relationship management and influence
- Roles, responsibilities and stakeholder coordination in relationship management and influence
- Common challenges, risks and failure points in relationship management and influence
Day 5: Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
- Applying emotional intelligence to leadership challenges
- Developing authentic and inclusive leadership presence
- Managing emotions during organizational change
- Building a personal emotional intelligence development plan
- Roles, responsibilities and stakeholder coordination in emotionally intelligent leadership
- Common challenges, risks and failure points in emotionally intelligent leadership
- Documentation, record-keeping and reporting requirements
This course is for emerging and experienced leaders who develop their emotional intelligence to manage relationships, build teams and lead effectively amid complexity.
- Managers and Team Leaders
- Newly Promoted Leaders
- Senior Leaders in Transition
- Human Resources and Development Staff
- Organizational Development Consultants
- Leadership Development Programme Participants
- Senior Managers and Executives
Participants who complete the five days receive a Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their grounding in emotional intelligence and leadership practice.
The certificate confirms attendance and successful participation, is recognized by employers across the public, private and development sectors, and can be verified directly with Vision Reach Global Consultancy on request.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 16· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaKisumuNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500
South AfricaCape TownNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,800- South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,200
- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,400
TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 23· 13 dates$2,600- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Nov 2· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 16· 13 dates$1,900
- TanzaniaDodomaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,800
RwandaKigaliNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900
UAEDubaiNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,800
NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaLagosNext Nov 23· 13 dates$2,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 23· 13 dates$4,500- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,600
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Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Emotional Intelligence and Leadership programme, you'll be able to understand core emotional intelligence and leadership principles and how they fit together in practice, apply practical techniques for empathy and social awareness in day-to-day implementation, strengthen evaluation, reporting and quality-assurance capability, and improve decision-making using evidence-driven performance information. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
This course is for emerging and experienced leaders who develop their emotional intelligence to manage relationships, build teams and lead effectively amid complexity. Typical delegates include Managers and Team Leaders, Newly Promoted Leaders, Senior Leaders in Transition, Human Resources and Development Staff, Organizational Development Consultants, Leadership Development Programme Participants, and Senior Managers and Executives.
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-house corporate, in-person classroom, and live virtual training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Kisumu, Kenya, and Naivasha, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Emotional Intelligence and Leadership starts November 9, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course is pitched at foundation to intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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