LEADING WITH THE HEART

What This Programme Is

Leading with Heart develops Daniel Goleman's 12 emotional intelligence competencies through embodied theatre practice. This program grounds itself in Goleman's research showing that EI capabilities drive outstanding performance more significantly than technical skills or cognitive abilities. Theatre provides an ideal modality because it cultivates cognitive, emotional, and social intelligences simultaneously through experiential learning. Participants engage in Stanislavski-based mirror work, Grotowski somatic techniques, character immersion, and ensemble creation to develop the four EI domains: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

Who This Is For

Leaders seeking to enhance team dynamics and trust

• Managers wanting to improve stakeholder relationships

• Executives addressing burnout through emotional regulation

• Anyone needing to develop empathy and perspective-taking

• Leaders building high-performing teams through EI

Format

80% embodied practice including emotional autobiography, body mapping, mirror work, somatic techniques, character immersion, scene study, and improvisation. 20% conceptual framing.

What You'll Develop

Core Capabilities:

• Emotional granularity: precisely identifying and naming emotional states

• Self-regulation: controlling emotional impulses and channeling them productively

• Adaptability: flexibility in handling change and multiple demands

• Empathy: sensing others' feelings and perspectives, listening attentively

• Organizational awareness: reading emotional currents and power relationships

• Influence, coaching, conflict management, teamwork, inspirational leadership

Key Competencies:

• Self-Awareness Domain: Emotional self-awareness

• Self-Management Domain: Self-regulation, adaptability

• Social Awareness Domain: Empathy, organizational awareness

• Relationship Management Domain: Influence, coaching, conflict management, teamwork, inspirational leadership