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Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage emotions in yourself and others. In the workplace, it helps improve communication, strengthen relationships, and support effective teamwork and leadership. Developing emotional intelligence can lead to greater collaboration, resilience, and success in professional environments.
Learn about improving your emotional intelligence with the resources below. 

 

Please Note: The majority of these resources are curated, not created, by the MSU IT Training Team from external sources. If you experience issues with any of the resources or links, please reach out to us at train@msu.edu.

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LinkedIn Learning - Emotional Intelligence

Note: Requires a paid membership to LinkedIn Learning

 

  • Developing your Emotional Intelligence
    Emotional intelligence can help you build strong relationships at work and respond to change effectively. Psychologist and author Dr. Gemma Leigh Roberts explains what emotional intelligence (EQ) is and why it's important. She helps you become more self-aware so that you can identify triggers that may hijack your performance. Gemma also helps you align your intentions and your impact so that you can build collaborative relationships.

    Modality: Course
    Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
    Time: 41 minutes

    Learn about developing your emotional intelligence here
  • Communicating with Emotional Intelligence

    Developing your emotional intelligence can help you succeed at any stage of your life or career. It can also help you become a better leader, mentor, and coach.

    In this course, Brenda Bailey-Hughes defines exactly what emotional intelligence is and how it can help you manage your emotions and build stronger relationships. Learn how to understand others’ perspectives, balance empathy and accountability, demonstrate listening, and respond appropriately to a variety of verbal and nonverbal cues. Using these simple techniques, you can quickly improve your communication and make conversations at work and home more productive and satisfying.

    Modality: Course
    Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
    Time: 43 minutes

    Learn about communicating with emotional intelligence here

  • Leading with Emotional Intelligence

    In the modern workplace, emotional intelligence drives successful leadership. In this course, leadership speaker, bestselling author, and executive coach Christopher Connors presents practical, actionable guidance on building self-awareness, and the skills to lead effectively in a workplace that has been transformed.

    Learn how to apply emotional intelligence in a skills-first organization, blend emotional intelligence with psychological safety, inspire your people, lead change, and more. Plus, go through six scenarios that demonstrate emotional intelligence in action.

    Modality: Course
    Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
    Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

    Learn about leading with emotional intelligence here