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Free course 3 of 5 · 6 lessons · 1 h 01 min

Lead With EQ: Emotional Intelligence

Use emotions as leadership tools: the four domains of EQ, emotional precision under pressure, resilience, and communication that carries authority without losing authenticity.

Presented by Martha Spalding. Produced by Leaders ADAPT. From the book Power Without Permission.

Lessons

  1. 1The EQ Leadership Edge7:30
  2. 2The Four Domains of EQ7:42
  3. 3Strategic EQ and Emotional Precision11:53
  4. 4Building Resilience Under Pressure8:18
  5. 5Executive Presence and Communication10:46
  6. 6Practical EQ Exercises and Implementation15:14

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Who this course is for

For leaders in the human side of the job: hard conversations, tense rooms, teams that read your mood before you speak. If you are told you are good with people and still get hijacked under pressure, this is the course.

Master the skill that predicts success better than IQ. Understand and manage emotional responses while navigating others' emotions in high-stakes situations. Learn to communicate with impact during conflict and create psychological safety. Stay centered under pressure and influence positive outcomes in any conversation. Designed for leaders who want to excel in the human side of leadership.

Course resources

The workbook holds every exercise from the lessons. Download it before lesson one. We ask for your email so the file reaches you and your progress is kept against it.

  • PDFLead With EQ workbookFill in the exercises as you goDownload
  • PDFEmotional Intelligence Journal GuidePrompts for your journalDownload
  • XLSXEmotional Intelligence Micro PracticesSpreadsheet, scores itselfDownload

Read alongside this course

The Leadership Vault, opening January 2027

Sixteen more courses from the same library, the assessments as on-site tools, and a weekly one hour live call with Andreas Pettersson. It opens in January if enough founding members join first. Join the founding list.