The Science of Emotional Intelligence

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Start Date

29/11/2026

End Date

03/12/2026

Category

Wellbeing & Personal Development

Country

Dubai

Course Overview

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a scientifically grounded skillset that underpins resilient, collaborative, and high-performing workplace cultures. This course delves into the neurobiological and psychological mechanisms behind our emotions and equips participants with the tools to understand, manage, and channel them effectively. Designed for today’s complex work environments, the training blends cognitive science with behavioral techniques to develop emotionally intelligent individuals who enhance both personal wellbeing and team dynamics.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
– Define emotional intelligence and understand its scientific underpinnings
– Develop self-awareness through emotion recognition and life-mapping exercises
– Understand how emotions are shaped by perception, memory, and social factors
– Apply cognitive-behavioral and ACT techniques to regulate emotional responses
– Decode social cues and respond empathetically in team interactions
– Cultivate emotionally intelligent conversations through reflective listening and mirroring
– Create psychologically safe, inclusive, and emotionally attuned team environments

Course Outline

Emotional Intelligence and the Neuroscience of Emotions

The Role of Self-Awareness in Emotional Regulation

Cognitive Tools to Navigate Internal Triggers

Social Intelligence: Reading and Understanding Colleagues

Responding with Empathy and Building Connection in Teams

Target Audience

This course is ideal for All Supervisory Levels, middle management professionals across departments—project leads, operations managers, team supervisors, and department heads—seeking to strengthen emotional intelligence to improve collaboration, leadership effectiveness, and team morale.

Methodology

This program emphasizes deep experiential learning grounded in cognitive and behavioral science. Through immersive role plays, scenario-based simulations, guided group discussions, gamified emotion-mapping, and reflective journaling, participants will internalize emotional intelligence concepts at both a theoretical and applied level. Group exercises like emotion constellation mapping, and live coaching simulations foster empathy and interpersonal trust. Individual tools—such as RAIN, emotion cycles, and belief-mapping—encourage personal growth and emotional literacy. Every session is designed to ignite both introspection and collective insight.

Conclusion

Participants will leave with a science-informed, actionable framework for building emotional intelligence, enabling them to respond to stress, collaboration challenges, and interpersonal dynamics with clarity, empathy, and resilience.

Daily Agenda

1 Day

Mastering the Emotional Self

2 Day

Rewiring Emotional Triggers

3 Day

Decoding Social Signals

4 Day

Building Emotionally Intelligent Relationships

5 Day

Embedding Emotional Intelligence into Daily Leadership & Culture