Emotional Intelligence: Dealing With Difficult People, Including Yourself!
Develop an understanding of how the brain, body and emotions interact with each other, and how to identify the triggers of conflict in the workplace. Sharpen your neutralizing communication abilities and discover resolution techniques. Learn to identify personality types and attractions, classify style characteristics and their impact on relationships, transform tolerating difficult people into appreciating differences and redefine recognition as a relationship tool.
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This course can be applied to the following certificates:
Business and Interpersonal Communication Certificate
Emerging Leaders Certificate
Project Management Certificate
Instructor

Patricia Clason, RCC, CPS, has more than 40 years of experience with trauma survivors, guiding their emotional healing through emotional intelligence (EQ) intensive programs. A professional speaker, trainer, coach and peer specialist, Patricia has led weekend retreats for military veterans, ... read more
Who Should Attend
Experienced, new or aspiring managers, supervisors, group leaders, team leaders, HR generalists and anyone with leadership responsibilities – anyone who wants more satisfying interpersonal relationships. You even leave with tips and tools that benefit your personal relationships as well as your professional ones.
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
- Identify personality types and attractions
- Classify style characteristics and their impact on relationships
- Transform tolerating difficult people into appreciating differences
- Redefine recognition as a relationship tool
Course Outline/Topics
- Definition of Emotional Intelligence
A) My difficult people
B) Principles
C) Fundamentals
D) Emotions and the brain
E) The affirmations technique
F) Female/male communications styles
G) Basic behavior types
H) Work/life preference checklist - How available are you?
A) Guess your personality type
B) Johari Window
C) Martstons model
D) DISC model - Ideas for working with my difficult people
A) Work and social compatibility
B) What emotion is it?
C) Managing your anger
D) Emotional intelligence domains and associated competencies
E) A person with high emotional intelligence - Increasing emotional intelligence
A) Know your emotions
B) Manage your emotions
C) Motivate yourself
D) Self-efficacy basic assessment
E) Recognize emotions in others/empathy
F) Handle relationships
G) Peer coaching
H) Clearing the emotional muck
I) Recommended readings
J) Resources (Coaching, persuasion and communication skills, leadership and management, change management, motivating others, engagement, generational differences, emotional intelligence, stress management, and time mastery)
Testimonials
"Patricia was excellent, knowledgeable and personable." — Bob Granger, ATI Ladish
"The content was very insightful, and I will be able to use it immediately within the workplace. I especially enjoyed the hands on nature of the class which allowed us to work together to help collaborate on EQ issues in the real world." — Gary McCully, Associated Bank
Date: Tue-Wed, Jan 23-24, 2024
Delivery Method: Live Online
Time: 8:30am-4pm CT
Platform: Zoom
Instructor: Patricia Clason RCC, CPS
Fee:
$845 by Jan 9, 2024
$895 after Jan 9, 2024
CEUs: 1.4
Enrollment Limit: 22
Program Number: 5050-15872
Registration Deadline: Jan 16, 2024
Date: Tue-Wed, June 11-12, 2024
Delivery Method: In-person
Time: 8:30am-4pm CT
Location: UWM School of Continuing Education
Instructor: Patricia Clason RCC, CPS
Fee:
$845 by May 28, 2024
$895 after May 28, 2024
CEUs: 1.4
Enrollment Limit: 22
Program Number: 5050-15833
Registration Deadline: June 11, 2024